Moscow. Russia is going to increase its army once again. President Putin has ordered to increase the number of soldiers. According to the order, 1.80 lakh soldiers will be recruited in the Russian army. This will increase the total number of military personnel in the Russian army to about 23.8 lakh. The number of active soldiers in this will be 15 lakh.
The new recruitment will take place in December. At present, China, India and America are ahead of Russia in terms of active soldiers. After the new recruitment, China will come second in terms of active military personnel. According to the International Institute of Strategic Studies, China has about 20 lakh active military personnel. At the same time, India has about 14 lakh active military personnel and America has 13 lakh active military personnel.
This is the third time Putin has increased the size of the army since the start of the Ukraine war in February 2022. Putin had ordered an increase of 1.37 lakh soldiers in August 2022. This increased the total number of soldiers in the Russian army to more than 20 lakh. There were 11.5 lakh active soldiers in it. After this, 1.70 lakh more soldiers were added to the Russian army in December 2022. This increased the total active army to 13.2 lakh.
According to the report, Putin’s order to increase the number of troops is also important because last month the Ukrainian army entered Russia’s Kursk region. Ukraine captured about 1,175 square km of Russia’s area. This was the first time since the Second World War that Russia lost so much land. However, now Russia has intensified its efforts to regain its land. According to reports, last week there were clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces in many areas of Kursk. Meanwhile, Russia has intensified its efforts to capture the important Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donbass region.