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Putin says Russia's armed forces are 1.9 million-strong

Ersin Çelik
15:26 - 17/11/2017 Friday
Update: 15:28 - 17/11/2017 Friday
REUTERS
Russia's President Vladimir Putin
Russia's President Vladimir Putin

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday which said Russia's armed forces numbered just over 1.9 million people, including over 1 million military servicemen.

The TASS news agency said the new decree replaced an older one from 2016 which had put the total number of personnel in the armed forces at around 1.8 million.

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