Starting from January 1, 2023, the Russian Armed Forces were to count nearly 2.04 million personnel. Of them, around 56 percent would have to be in active duty. The size of the Russian Army was increased by 137 thousand personnel by a presidential decree in August 2022.
Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023
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Government of Russia. (August 25, 2022). Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/
Government of Russia. "Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023." Chart. August 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/
Government of Russia. (2022). Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/
Government of Russia. "Number of Russian Armed Forces Personnel from 2018 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/
Government of Russia, Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Number of Russian Armed Forces personnel from 2018 to 2023 [Graph], Government of Russia, August 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334454/russian-armed-forces-personnel/