Starting August 1, the authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces will increase to 2.426 million people
Starting August 1, the authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces will increase to 2.426 million people. At the same time, the number of service members will grow by 25,000, to 1.535 million. The decree has been published on the legal information portal.
As noted in the document, this is connected with the creation of military construction units (not assault units).
Army Growth Through the Construction Office
The force increase was tied to new military construction units.
Good, the decree already did the building.