Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased the potential size of the country's armed forces, a move analysts say is tied to long-term military reforms aimed at strengthening Moscow's capabilities ...

Russia's regular army has grown to 2,391,770 personnel. Of these, 1,502,640 will serve as active-duty troops — 2,640 more than before, according to the March 4 decree.

Before dawn in Crimea, military trucks rumbled through quiet neighborhoods. Men disappeared from homes, bus stops, and markets—no warning, no choice. Since February 2022, Russia has forcibly ...

Since summer 2025, Russian authorities have struggled to find the thousands of soldiers needed to replenish units suffering ever heavier losses. They have kept the threat of a general mobilization ...

VILNIUS - Russia could be ready for a limited military conflict in the Baltic Sea region within three to five years if a ...

For Russia, one of the more alarming results of the Ukraine War was two neutral nations, Sweden and Finland, bordering Russia joining NATO. With Sweden in NATO the Baltic Sea has turned into a region ...

As in the previous army drafts, Russian conscripts had the right to choose military service in various military branches and armed services, considering their health condition and the results of ...