The International Institute for Strategic Studies, a military think tank, said the increase would result in Moscow’s armed forces leapfrogging both India and the US to become only second to China in size.
Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for the Kremlin, said: “This is due to the number of threats that exist to our country along the perimeter of our borders.
“It is caused by the extremely hostile environment on our western borders and instability on our eastern borders. This demands appropriate measures to be taken.”
maybe in terms of number of troops, what with their draft and all.
i would wager that US troops have better equipment and training than those comrades
ItchyHoliday2 on
Russia can’t handle Ukraines Army but they think they can tangle with the US.
Delusional.
IllReplacement7348 on
They seem kinda busy right now though.
Foddley on
**Place your bets**: ~2Million raggedy-ass convicts, farmers and teenagers using 1970’s technology VS ~2Million trained soldiers with cutting-edge technology.
wgszpieg on
Wpnder if they’re mad enough to actually consider attacking NATO
inquisitor345 on
We shall see how many soldiers they have left after Ukraine has their way with them.
ImABrickwallAMA on
As with every time this list comes up. Size ≠ Quality.
NoPhotograph919 on
They gonna pay them in petrified cat turds?
PapayaMajestic812 on
Ukraine already killed and disabled 630k russian soldiers. Keep them coming Pootin.
wabashcanonball on
I don’t see how they even have this many draft age men? Where are these men coming from? And who’s going to replace them in the economy?
Foe117 on
more like 2nd largest Untrained Conscripts for canon fodder.
JimmyTango on
Until next month….
Confident-Dentist232 on
How’s their navy doing?
vlatkovr on
Unfortunately It is not the middle ages anymore. Raw numbers are absolutely meaningless. Technology is what matters.
justplainmike on
Still the second best army in Russia
LoveWoke on
Dear Putin, Please invade America to help Trump.
Not_A_Bot_Ur_J_Mad on
Cool
They still stand no chance of winning a conventional war with the US
But good luck with those T-54’s, I guess
xXxXPenisSlayerXxXx on
Togo got a stronger army than russia.
HermionesWetPanties on
They’re talking quantity, not quality.
It’s embarrassing to read this kinda bullshit after 2022. Size only matters if you know how to use it. Ukraine cuckholding Russia highlights the advantage of motivation as well as western materiel and training. Send more lambs to the slaughter. The abattoir is open 24/7.
Golden_Hour1 on
One is in a current war with a draft, and one is not. Hmm
WorriedTrainer8860 on
as always only on paper
Goat_Status_5000 on
Mostly Syrian recruits. 🤢
XB_Demon1337 on
When you conscript your population you can make these claims. I bank 300 Marines or Army guys with basic kit will be enough to take down the entire Russian military.
With enough rednecks we will have their armor doing more than they ever could.
MAGAJihad on
Moscow is running an army that can’t even wage a “special military operation” against land they controlled 30 years ago for literally centuries. Putin running an army that suffered more military casualties since the army of Saddam Hussein.
Bigger isn’t always better.
BunRabbit on
Yet it keeps getting its ass handed to it by an army that ranks 21st in the world.
SutMinSnabelA on
Only if you include mia’s
presbyvestibulopathy on
Wow.. I’d never expected that I could see human-wave strategy in 2024 again.
Insane Putin…
Pops_Perkins on
How can he just say “I want the second biggest army in the world “ well his soldiers die every day and people assume this is going to happen?” Like he didn’t want this before the war.
greenindeed on
Army of bums
Nonsense_Producer on
Second largest what? Certainly not an army. More of a hodgepodge collection of drunkards, junkies, prisoners and mentally ill. “Hey, look! We have the largest collection of unmotivated, ill equipped, ill fed people that totally lacks discipline and are useless as soldiers!”
MedicBuddy on
Great, more human fertilizer for the fields of Europe.
Maddog351_2023 on
I call bull shit.
Putin only has increased to 1.5 million just recently.
Ukraine has probably killed 400,000-500,000
miku022 on
As the Ukraine war has shown, size does not matter that much.
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***The Telegraph reports:***
The Kremlin said that it is growing its army to be the second largest in the world as a result of the [threat from the West](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/26/russia-war-nato-usa-troops-tanks-missiles-numbers-ukraine/).
Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree ordering the regular size of the Russian army to be [increased by 180,000](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/08/25/vladimir-putin-orders-russian-army-increase-troops-137000/) troops to 1.5 million active servicemen.
The International Institute for Strategic Studies, a military think tank, said the increase would result in Moscow’s armed forces leapfrogging both India and the US to become only second to China in size.
Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman for the Kremlin, said: “This is due to the number of threats that exist to our country along the perimeter of our borders.
“It is caused by the extremely hostile environment on our western borders and instability on our eastern borders. This demands appropriate measures to be taken.”
**Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/17/russian-army-overtake-us-as-worlds-second-largest/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/17/russian-army-overtake-us-as-worlds-second-largest/)
maybe in terms of number of troops, what with their draft and all.
i would wager that US troops have better equipment and training than those comrades
Russia can’t handle Ukraines Army but they think they can tangle with the US.
Delusional.
They seem kinda busy right now though.
**Place your bets**: ~2Million raggedy-ass convicts, farmers and teenagers using 1970’s technology VS ~2Million trained soldiers with cutting-edge technology.
Wpnder if they’re mad enough to actually consider attacking NATO
We shall see how many soldiers they have left after Ukraine has their way with them.
As with every time this list comes up. Size ≠ Quality.
They gonna pay them in petrified cat turds?
Ukraine already killed and disabled 630k russian soldiers. Keep them coming Pootin.
I don’t see how they even have this many draft age men? Where are these men coming from? And who’s going to replace them in the economy?
more like 2nd largest Untrained Conscripts for canon fodder.
Until next month….
How’s their navy doing?
Unfortunately It is not the middle ages anymore. Raw numbers are absolutely meaningless. Technology is what matters.
Still the second best army in Russia
Dear Putin, Please invade America to help Trump.
Cool
They still stand no chance of winning a conventional war with the US
But good luck with those T-54’s, I guess
Togo got a stronger army than russia.
They’re talking quantity, not quality.
It’s embarrassing to read this kinda bullshit after 2022. Size only matters if you know how to use it. Ukraine cuckholding Russia highlights the advantage of motivation as well as western materiel and training. Send more lambs to the slaughter. The abattoir is open 24/7.
One is in a current war with a draft, and one is not. Hmm
as always only on paper
Mostly Syrian recruits. 🤢
When you conscript your population you can make these claims. I bank 300 Marines or Army guys with basic kit will be enough to take down the entire Russian military.
With enough rednecks we will have their armor doing more than they ever could.
Moscow is running an army that can’t even wage a “special military operation” against land they controlled 30 years ago for literally centuries. Putin running an army that suffered more military casualties since the army of Saddam Hussein.
Bigger isn’t always better.
Yet it keeps getting its ass handed to it by an army that ranks 21st in the world.
Only if you include mia’s
Wow.. I’d never expected that I could see human-wave strategy in 2024 again.
Insane Putin…
How can he just say “I want the second biggest army in the world “ well his soldiers die every day and people assume this is going to happen?” Like he didn’t want this before the war.
Army of bums
Second largest what? Certainly not an army. More of a hodgepodge collection of drunkards, junkies, prisoners and mentally ill. “Hey, look! We have the largest collection of unmotivated, ill equipped, ill fed people that totally lacks discipline and are useless as soldiers!”
Great, more human fertilizer for the fields of Europe.
I call bull shit.
Putin only has increased to 1.5 million just recently.
Ukraine has probably killed 400,000-500,000
As the Ukraine war has shown, size does not matter that much.