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More than 210,000 contract soldiers have joined the Russian Armed Forces since the beginning of the year
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] More than 210 thousand contract soldiers entered the Russian Armed Forces in the first six months of 2025, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev reported on July 2.  He held a meeting of the Security Council commission on staffing Russian troops with contract soldiers. During the specified period, more than 18 thousand people were accepted into the volunteer units of the Russian Armed Forces, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council reported. “The pace has been good,” Medvedev noted. As reported by the Regnum news agency, in 2024, about 450 thousand people signed a contract for military service in the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces, and another 40 thousand people joined volunteer formations. Earlier, Medvedev expressed gratitude to the soldiers who stood up to defend the Motherland and, in the most difficult conditions on the front line, demonstrated mutual assistance and genuine brotherhood in the face of trials. He called on regional leaders to pay special attention to the soldiers returning from the front. In December 2024, President Vladimir Putin noted that more than 1,000 people sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense every day. The head of state emphasized that people go to the front voluntarily, since the military receives enormous support from society, and the country's citizens understand what Russia is fighting for and what it is protecting. Posted by: badanov 2025-07-03 |
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