Putin’s 27 July decree sets the total authorised strength of the Russian Armed Forces at 2,426,130 posts, including 1,535,000 military personnel. The remaining roughly 891,000 posts are civilian and ...

Vladimir can sense that he is going to lose in Ukraine but wants to go out fighting and keep Russian forces in Ukraine, even if only a small portion of Ukraine, for as long as possible. Part of this ...

On June 12, Putin increased the Russian army’s authorized personnel strength by 7,360. He previously issued a similar decree on March 4. Under the document, Russia’s armed forces now number 2,399,130 ...

Vladimir Putin has increased the number of staff at the central headquarters of Russia’s Federal Protective Service (FSO) ...

As Russia's war against Ukraine rages on, with a deepening fuel crisis and almost half a million soldiers killed, there is a growing feeling of exhaustion among some troops. In June this year, Russian ...