Army of the Aggressor: Russian army bigger than next year

In view of the war in Ukraine and its inauspicious course for Russia, president Vladimir Putin decided to take a step not practiced there for a long time. As of January 1, 2023, he increased the number of jobs provided for soldiers in peacetime by 137 thousand. Ukaz No. 575 was signed by Putin on August 25 and published on the same day.