Such an increase would see Russia leapfrog the United States and India in terms of the number of active combat soldiers it has at its disposal.

The total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to September 18, 2024, amounted to about 637,010 people, including another 1,130 people over the past day. — Ukrinform.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has issued a decree increasing the number of personnel in the Russian armed forces to 2,389,130, including 1,500,000 military personnel. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti;