Russian armed forces

The decision comes from a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. MOSCOW ...

In August, Putin ordered an increase in the size of the Russian military to 1.15 million starting on Jan. In addition to the military wage, authorities also promised them extra payments for taking part in combat and bonuses. Shoigu said the draft age range will be changed to 21 to 30, and recruits will be offered a choice between serving for one year as draftees or signing a contract with the military as volunteers. And in September, he ordered the mobilization of 300,000 reservists to beef up his forces in Ukraine. He specifically underlined the importance of enhancing communications and improving artillery tactics. He said that the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile will enter service shortly. But authorities' concerns that the mobilization could fuel broad discontent haven't materialized, and sporadic protests across Russia have failed to gain momentum. Shoigu declared that the existing infantry, airborne and marine brigades will be reshaped into divisions, the bigger units that Russia had in the past and that the U.S. Some regional authorities promised to top that with their own bonuses. [China](https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/Taiwan)’s force of 2 million and the U.S. The Russian military last reported its combat losses in September, when it said 5,937 troops were killed, but the West had much higher estimates. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said 100,000 Russian troops were dead, wounded or had deserted since the invasion began.

President approves big increase to troop levels and orders improved weaponry and upgraded communications.

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Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that adding to the country's 1.15million servicemen and women would "guarantee the solving of problems related ...

[Russia's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/russia-ukraine-war) Defence Minister [Sergei Shoigu](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/sergei-shoigu) said beefing up the country's current 1.15million servicemen and women would "guarantee the solving of problems related to Russia's military security" at a conference of leading military officials. [Russia](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/russia) in the meeting between the two will likely be important for consolidating their ongoing relationship. [Joe Biden](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/joe-biden) met with his Ukrainian counterpart [Volodymyr Zelensky](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/volodymyr-zelensky) as the pair started extensive talks on the war. In a controversial move, Putin called up more than 300,000 reservists in September, leading to a mass exodus of young Russian men and isolated incidents of violence at military draft centres. [Russia's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/russia) armed forces to 1.5million military combat personnel to prevent future embarassments like those seen in [Ukraine](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/ukraine), it has been reported. In a veiled threat, he said new units would be set up in the west of the country after its occidental neighbours Sweden and Finland announced

Exclusive evidence obtained in a monthslong investigation identifies the Russian regiment — and commander — behind one of the worst atrocities in Ukraine.

Gorodilov received a promotion to colonel in April from the then-head of the airborne forces, In many cases, we interviewed their relatives and spoke to some of the soldiers themselves, two of whom confirmed they were in the 234th and served in Bucha. As superior officers, they ultimately answer for the actions of the forces under their command. Because of their systematic and widespread nature, the killings in Bucha could also amount to The victims were residents of Bucha or neighboring towns, from all ages and professions. The victims on Yablunska Street did not die in the crossfire between Russian and Ukrainian forces, nor were they mistakenly shot in the fog of war. As we interviewed victims’ relatives, we collected their phone numbers and checked if they were in the database. [over 400](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/world/europe/months-after-russian-soldiers-withdrew-bucha-begins-to-bury-its-unidentified-dead.html) — The Times identified the 234th Regiment, a paratrooper unit based in the city of Pskov in western Russia, as the main culprit in the Yablunska Street killings. [photo of an emaciated prisoner in Bosnia](https://time.com/5034826/fikret-alic-time-cover-bosnia/) on its cover. Evidence of the 234th’s involvement includes military equipment, uniform badges, radio chatter and packing slips on munition crates. Some of the most damning evidence implicating the 234th included phone records and decoded call signs used by commanders on Russian radio channels. commitment to the country’s defense as the war grinds toward a second year.