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18 days ago
Putin signs decree adding 15,500 troops to Russian army
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 19:08 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Putin signs decree adding 15,500 troops to Russian army”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday boosting the size of the army by 15,500 troops in the fourth such order this year. Putin’s order comes as both Russia and Ukraine suffer mounting casualties in the more than 4½-year Ukraine war.
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