Russian Defense Minister Says The Army Is Getting Enough Recruits To Form A New Regiment Per Day

FILE PHOTO: Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu (R) awards an order to a serviceman in Moscow, Russia, on May 25, 2023. © Sputnik / Vadim Savitsky

RT: Russian Army getting enough recruits to form new regiment per day – Shoigu  

The defense minister’s statement comes as Ukraine ramps up its conscription effort  

The Russian Army is recruiting enough new personnel to complete the formation of its reserve force, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Thursday. Enough applicants are signing formal contracts with the ministry to form a new regiment every day, he added. 

A total of 114,000 people have joined the Russian Armed Forces as contract servicemen to date, Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin at a Russian National Security Council session. An additional 52,000 people have joined the military ranks as volunteers, he said.  

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Update: 114,000 new servicemen, 246 destroyed tanks — Shoigu on special op progress (TASS)  

WNU Editor: I expected a bigger number. But 114,000 signing formal contracts plus an additional 52,000 people joining the military ranks as volunteers is a large number. 

This is the opposite on what is happening in Ukraine. In 2022 tens of thousands volunteered. No more now. Conscription is the rule now, and draft dodgers are being hunted down .... Ukrainian youth speak on war, social catastrophe: “The military is grabbing draft evaders everywhere” (WSWS).

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