Reference News Network December 2** According to TASS news agency on December 1**, Russia's ** Putin signed an order that the number of Russian armed forces will increase by about 170,000 people. The document was published in the Kremlin ** and entered into force from the date of signing.
According to the document, the staffing of the Russian armed forces was identified at 2209130 people, including 1.32 million servicemen. The report pointed out that in the previous relevant ** order (effective from January 1, 2023), which became invalid due to the promulgation of the new document, the personnel of the armed forces was 2039758 people, including 1150628 military personnel.
According to reports, the Ministry of Defense said that it does not intend to carry out mobilization, and the work of increasing the number of troops is being carried out in stages, ** contract soldiers.
* According to the Ministry of Defense, work to increase the number of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is being implemented in stages to absorb citizens who are interested in signing a contract to enlist in the army. In this regard, there are no plans for a significant increase in the conscription, mobilization is not planned.
The ministry explained that the increase in the staffing of the armed forces is due to the growing threat to Russia due to the conduct of the special military operation and the continued eastward expansion of NATO.
* "NATO forces are massing near the borders of Russia, deploying more air defense and strikes**," the Defense Department said. The strength of NATO's tactical nuclear forces is growing. The United States intends to replace 200 obsolete free-fall nuclear bombs deployed in Europe and Turkey with new high-precision nuclear bombs by the end of 2025. Under the current conditions, further expansion of the size of the Russian armed forces is an appropriate response to NATO's aggressive activities. (Compiled by Zhu Lifeng).
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