Putin boosts Russian troop numbers amid Kyiv explosions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree increasing the size of the Russian armed forces to 1.55 million active-duty soldiers, bringing the total military personnel to approximately 2.44 million, an increase of 15,500 active-duty troops. This increase follows a similar decision in August as part of efforts to bolster the Russian forces. At the same time, loud explosions were heard in Kyiv, accompanied by the activation of air defense systems, amid an escalation of Russian drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital, which resulted in the death of one woman and injuries to six people, as well as causing a fire at the Academy of Sciences. The airstrikes in Kyiv are intensifying, with Ukrainian calls for increased military support from Western allies, especially the provision of U.S. Patriot missiles.
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