It was announced that the number of soldiers in the Russian army will be increased to 1.5 million

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in the future, the number of soldiers in the Russian army will be increased to 1.5 million in proportion to external threats .

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the number of soldiers of the country's army will be increased to 1.5 million at an extended meeting of the Ministry of Defense officials in Moscow with the participation of President Vladimir Putin.

Recalling that President Putin signed the decision to increase the number of soldiers in the Russian army to 1,320,000, Shoigu said: "In the future, the number of soldiers in the Russian armed forces will be increased to 1.5 million in proportion to external threats."

According to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, the plan to supply the army and navy with soldiers has been fully implemented, and their number has been increased to 1 million 150 thousand people.

"Every day, more than 1,500 citizens apply for military service. This year alone, about 490,000 contract and volunteer military personnel were recruited," Shoigu said. At the same time, he said, "more than 4,000 Russian students voluntarily went on academic leave and are on combat duty," and the number of foreign volunteers has increased sevenfold.