Russia Boosts Armed Forces By 170,000 Troops Due To Growing
![](https://c.ndtvimg.com/2022-01/6bm9qbeo_russia-army-reuters_625x300_25_January_22.jpg)
As Russia continues to invade Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country's military to increase the maximum number of troops by nearly 1,70,000 people, as reported by Al Jazeera.
Some media reports and rights groups say the Russian authorities have also offered amnesty to some prisoners in exchange for a tour of military duty.
![](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d9dddbc69f97e7489d08e1fe381b471a6cffe2c3/0_22_7820_4694/500.jpg?quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a8920e734f08dbca704f852498f30f6b)
Putin orders Russian military to boost troop numbers by 170,000
![](https://ctvnews.ca/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2023/12/13/volodymyr-zelenskyy--u-s--president-joe-biden-1-6685077.jpg)
Putin orders Russian military to add 170,000 troops to growing
![](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-1cfa-08dc297e7d3d_w408_r0_s.jpg)
Zelenskiy Says Changes Needed In Ukraine's Mobilization System As Putin Signs Decree On Troop Increase
![](https://static.kyivpost.com/storage/2023/12/02/cf22cd4e83763de02015fd8e80651107.jpeg?w=1280&q=90&f=webp)
Russia Boosts Troop Numbers by 15 Percent
![](https://storage1a.censor.net/images/f/8/7/5/f87590baab5665a5e26ae9fd9b4e7957/censornet_news_800.webp)
Putin increases the number of Russian army personnel by 170
![](https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/resizemode-4,width-1280,height-720,msid-105665254/105665254.jpg)
Vladimir Putin: Russia increases maximum size of armed forces by
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Middle_emblem_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Russian_Federation_%2827.01.1997-present%29.svg/800px-Middle_emblem_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Russian_Federation_%2827.01.1997-present%29.svg.png)
Russian Armed Forces - Wikipedia
Sergei_Shoigu
![](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2022/08/2022-08-17T162727Z_991330873_RC2AYV9SFSZF_RTRMADP_3_RUSSIA-MILITARY-1024x704.jpg)
Russian military ordered to increase size of forces by 137,000 by
![](https://static.bangkokpost.com/media/content/20240221/c1_2746098_240221153205.jpeg)
Bangkok Post - Ukraine worn down as war enters third year
![](https://images.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/d024e83/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4928x2772+0+346/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdrupal%2Fnews%2Fpublic%2F996a7250-b71e-4a70-974f-558db647a3b4_1643316243.jpeg)
Russia adds major troop boost as observers deny movement on
![](https://ctvnews.ca/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2023/12/25/ukraine-christmas-1-6700959.jpg)
Putin orders Russian military to add 170,000 troops to growing
![](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/world-news/2023/05/18/TELEMMGLPICT000336114793_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWeZ_vEN7c6bHu2jJnT8.jpeg)
No armour, no shoes, no hope – the daily life of a Russian soldier