Kyiv's recent incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast marked the first invasion into Russian territory since World War II. Ukrainian forces claimed control of over 100 settlements and captured nearly 600 Russian soldiers,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000, the third time he has expanded its ranks since launching his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s military to expand to 1.5 million active troops, bringing the total military personnel to nearly 2.4 million, according to a decree dated Monday.

Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the Russian military to expand to 1.5 million active troops, which would make it the second largest army in the world behind China. The decree would increase the number of active troops by 180,

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday increasing the number of soldiers in the Russian army by 180,000. This means his army will soon be larger than the American one. Putin's decree, which goes into effect on 1 December,

The Russian military has suffered significant losses in the Ukraine war, with casualties exceeding 630,000 troops. Despite an impressive force generation capability over 940 days of fighting, Russia is struggling to replenish its ranks.

MOSCOW: Russia is boosting its army size to 1.5 million active soldiers due to "threats" along its borders, including hostility in the West, the Kremlin said on Tuesday (Sep 17). President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday boosting the number of active Russian troops by 180,