Putin Orders Increase In Size of Russian Military

“With his army struggling to make significant progress in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin of Russia signed a decree on Thursday that increases the number of service members in the country’s armed forces by 137,000, starting next year,” the New York Times reports.

“While enjoying a significant superiority in artillery and in long-distance missiles, Russia’s forces have been unable to capture significant territory since the beginning of July, when the city of Lysychansk in the country’s Luhansk region fell.”