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  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 1 Dec 2023 22:51
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The staffing level of the Russian armed forces will include 1,320,000 military personnel.

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
    Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

On Friday, the Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree establishing the total number at 2,209,130 individuals, with more than 1.3 million serving in active duty.

"In accordance with article 4 of the federal law of May 31, 1996 … ‘On Defense’ I decide: to establish the staffing level of the armed forces of the Russian Federation in the amount of 2,209,130 units, including 1,320,000 military personnel," the Kremlin said in a statement.

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This comes shortly after OPEC+ members, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, who together account for over 40% of global oil production, announced voluntary production cuts reaching 2 million barrels per day (bpd) for the first quarter of 2024.

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