🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin
Putin orders 15,500 more active soldiers as Zelenskyy warns of new North Korean deployment
What happened
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree to increase the number of active soldiers in the Russian military by 15,500, bringing the total to around 1.55 million. This is the second such increase in a year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he has information that North Korea is preparing to send another 10,000 soldiers to Russia, in addition to the estimated 8,000 already there.
Why it matters
The increase in active soldiers in the Russian military and the potential deployment of North Korean soldiers may be significant in the context of ongoing military conflicts in the region.
Key facts
- Russian military personnel to increase to 2.44 million
- 15,500 active soldiers to be added to the Russian military
- 8,000 North Korean soldiers currently in Russia
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