Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000, the third time he has expanded its ranks since launching his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine drags on for more than two and a half years. The presidential decree, published on the official government website, will take effect on 1 December.

Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's military to increase its number of troops to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow's military action in Ukraine drags on for more than two-and-a-half years. A shortage of military personnel has been widely cited as a key ...

President Vladimir Putin has reportedly proposed a somewhat unconventional method to tackle Russia's dwindling birth rate - by recommending that citizens of Russia consider sex during their work lunch breaks.

"We have a clear and concise doctrine and we act according to it, including the use of nuclear weapons," Russian TV host Vladimir Solovyov recently said.

Ukraine will eventually use UK long missiles in war against Russia, said an ex-Army boss.Source: BBC Yahoo Sports

Vladimir Solovyov, a prominent TV host in Russia, has claimed that Moscow has a "basis to start a nuclear war" based on the country's current nuclear doctrine amid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine

The ally warned about a nuclear response following Ukraine's counteroffensive into Kursk, stating that Russia already has a "basis to start a nuclear war".