Russia plans to increase its defense spending for 2027 by 27%, according to budget documents reported by multiple outlets. The plan sets defense expenditures at 17.1 trillion roubles (about $202 billion), up from 13.5 trillion roubles that had originally been budgeted.

Outlets also note the level would be the highest since Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine began in 2022. While all sources rely on the same set of reported government documents, they emphasize slightly different context: Defense News focuses on the size of the increase, while The Moscow Times and Daily Maverick highlight that it marks a peak in the spending period since 2022.

The reporting indicates the figures come from documents viewed by Reuters, and the sources align on both the percentage increase and the reported spending totals.