Yes. On September 28–29, 2026, reporting on a presidential decree published on Russia’s official legal information database said President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s armed forces expanded to 2,441,630 personnel, including 1,550,500 active servicemen—an increase of about 15,500 active troops.
CNBC reported the decree as the fourth staffing increase of its kind in 2026 amid the continuing war in Ukraine. Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was preparing to deploy another 10,000 North Korean troops after estimating more than 8,000 were already on Russian territory.
Source: CNBC