Russian Armed Forces to stand at million servicemen
The number of personnel in the Russian Armed Forces will stand at one million servicemen and will not be downsized further, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Friday.
"When the personnel strength of the armed forces stands at one million, we will not reduce it anymore," Serdyukov said at a meting with Russian defense observers.
The decade-long debate on the number of professional servicemen in Russia's armed forces is still unresolved, and the Defense Ministry still largely relies on conscription. All Russian men between the ages of 18 and 27 are obliged by law to perform one year of military service.
Speaking about conscription issues, Serdyukov emphasized that the Defense Ministry aims to start regularly manning the armed forces with contract servicemen by 2014.
Currently the Russian Armed Forces enlist 180,000 contractors, but by the end of 2017, their number will increase to 425,000, the defense minister said.
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The number of personnel in the Russian Armed Forces will stand at one million servicemen and will not be downsized further, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Friday. "When the personnel strength of the armed forces stands at one million,
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Russian military to move into Arctic to protect gas and oil
Russian military announces thousands of military personnel are being deployed to protect Arctic assets
The Russian military will set up Arctic forces to help protect the nation’s interests in the energy-rich region. Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said two Army brigades would be deployed in the territories beyond the Arctic Circle. “The General Staff is currently drafting plans to establish two [army brigade] formations, including deployment sites, armaments, troop numbers and infrastructure,” Mr. Serdyukov told reporters on Friday.
He said the Arctic forces may be stationed in the northern Russian cities of Murmansk or Arkhangelsk, but other locations are also being considered.
A military brigade, depending on it’s function, can be from 2,500 to 4,000 men strong, not an insignificant force.
Russian military ready to protect Arctic “firmly and consistently”The plan to strengthen military forces in the Arctic was announced a day after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia would protect its interests in the region “firmly and consistently” and would stand by its territorial claims on the underwater Lomonosov and Mendeleev ridges in the Arctic Ocean, which is believed to hold up to a quarter of the Earth’s undiscovered oil and gas. Putin also said he promised to look after the region’s vulnerable ecology.
Mr. Serdyukov announced on Friday that the new submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile, Bulova, was ready for deployment on the new-generation Borei-class nuclear submarines that would operate in the Arctic.
The Russian Navy has also drawn up plans to deploy more surface battleships in Arctic ports to protect sea routes along Russia’s 22,600-km long Arctic coastline. The Russian military under Putin’s watchful eye, is making a major move.
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