18 days ago
New Russian mobilisation: Putin signs decree adding 15,500 troops to army

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Euronews is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 29 Sept 2026, 07:15 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “New Russian mobilisation: Putin signs decree adding 15,500 troops to army”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The decree adds 15,500 troops, bringing the authorised military strength to 1. 55 million, the fourth such increase since March.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Euronews
Putin expands army for fourth time this year as war losses mount
- New development reported by Euronews
New Russian mobilisation: Putin signs decree adding 15,500 troops to army
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- Euronews