Tag: Armed Forces
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This dossier assesses how Russia’s Armed Forces may evolve from the war against Ukraine. It examines force regeneration, battlefield learning, industrial capacity and structural constraints, and outlines three force-development trajectories to 2030.
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Russia’s latest decree raises the authorised military ceiling by 15,500 posts, continuing a series of 2026 adjustments. The measure formalises a larger force establishment but does not establish actual manning, readiness or deployment. The Analysis assesses force sustainment, future capacity and the NATO factor.
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Revised Russian fiscal documents indicate planned defence expenditure of 17.1 trillion roubles in 2027, approximately 27% above the previously budgeted level. Welfare, education and healthcare allocations are simultaneously being reduced. The figures indicate that sustaining the war effort remains the Kremlin’s principal fiscal priority despite growing pressure on borrowing, reserves and civilian expenditure. Source: Russian…
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President Vladimir Putin has ordered another expansion of Russia’s armed forces, raising the authorised number of active servicemen to approximately 1.55 million and overall personnel above 2.4 million. The measure is relevant primarily as an indicator of continued force-generation requirements and the institutionalisation of a larger wartime military rather than an immediate increase in deployable…