Russia Is Quietly Building a New Army

Описание: On 28 September 2026, Vladimir Putin signed a decree authorising more than one and a half million military personnel, another increase in a country already fighting Europe's largest war in generations. Russia has lost enormous quantities of armour and personnel in Ukraine, yet Moscow is preparing a force that could be larger, more heavily armed and more dependent on drones than the one that invaded in 2022.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 28 September: Putin's decree
1:00 The army on paper
2:25 Facing the north
4:30 The drone army
8:07 The factory and the bill
11:39 Three futures

📚 SOURCES
Putin's decree of 28 Sep 2026: 1,550,500 authorised military posts (Decree No. 700, via GARANT, 28 Sep 2026): https://base.garant.ru/414979536/
About 190 planned unmanned-systems battalions (Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, 10 Feb 2026): https://raport.valisluureamet.ee/2026...
Russia could close its manpower and equipment gaps by 2030 if recruitment and production keep pace (IISS, The Military Balance 2026 launch remarks, 24 Feb 2026): https://www.iiss.org/publications/the...

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