{"id":101984,"date":"2026-01-28T14:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/moldova-is-expanding-its-army-the-minister-of-defense-explains-why-more-soldiers-are-needed-in-the-country\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:05:04","slug":"moldova-is-expanding-its-army-the-minister-of-defense-explains-why-more-soldiers-are-needed-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/moldova-is-expanding-its-army-the-minister-of-defense-explains-why-more-soldiers-are-needed-in-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldova is expanding its army! The Minister of Defense explains why more soldiers are needed in the country"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Army is expanding. Thus, Moldova will have 2000 more soldiers, according to Minister Anatolie Nosat\u00eei.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The official reported that the measure is provided in the strategy approved in October 2025, reports Realitatea<\/a>. According to him, the increase in the number of staff will be carried out gradually.<\/p>\n

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“The planned increase in the number of soldiers in the National Army is provided in the Military Strategy that was approved last October. It<\/span><\/span>is a necessity, in order to have a military structure capable of fulfilling its missions.<\/span><\/span>The number provided there is 8500 soldiers and 2000 civilians. I want to mention that this will be done gradually”, Nosat\u00eei explained.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the Minister of Defense, the National Army currently has 6500 soldiers and 2000 civilian employees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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