Indicates the type of a location. Location Type Defined by CCTVPLUS Indicates the role that a specific instance of a description takes among all descriptions. Description Role Defined by CCTVPLUS The role in the overall content stream. Part Role Indicates a kind of content rendition. Content Rendition Defined by CCTVPLUS CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-07-28T17:05:19Z 2026-07-28T17:05:19Z 2026-07-28 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television Russia Other July 27, 2026/File Russia-Military Expansion/Decree Putin signs decree increasing size of Russian armed forces Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a presidential decree to boost the number of servicemen in the Russian Armed Forces by 25,000, according to information published Monday on the official portal for legal acts. In June, the president set the authorized strength of the Russian Armed Forces at 2,399,130 personnel, including 1,510,000 servicemen. "Due to the establishment of new military construction units within the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, I hereby order amendments to Presidential Decree No. 419 dated June 12, 2026 'On Establishing the Authorized Strength of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation'. Clause 1 shall read as follows: Set the authorized strength of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation at 2,426,130 personnel, including 1,535,000 servicemen," the document states. It is noted that the amendments will enter into force on Aug. 1. Nats FILE: Vladivostok, Russia - June 2017 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. National flag of Russia FILE: Moscow, Russia - April 20, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 2. Various of bridge; Kremlin FILE: Moscow, Russia - May 8, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. Boats sailing in river; Kremlin 4. Traffic FILE: Moscow, Russia - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 5. River FILE: Moscow, Russia - Sept 23, 2022 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 6. Various of recruitment center, sign 7. Russian flag