Russia enlists more than 231,000 people into army in 2023: Senior official

Russia enlists more than 231,000 people into army in 2023: Senior official

Russia has enlisted greater than 231,000 folks within the nation’s army in 2023, a senior authorities official mentioned on Thursday.

“According to the Defense Ministry, from Jan. 1 to Aug. 3, … more than 231,000 people were accepted for contract service,” Dmitry Medvedev, who’s a former president and now serves as deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, mentioned throughout a gathering on points associated to army staffing.

Medvedev mentioned that their process continued to be making contract service “as prestigious as possible.”

On Sept. 21 final yr, President Vladimir Putin declared partial mobilization in Russia to enlist as much as 300,000 folks between the ages of 18 and 50 into the nation’s army.

Source: www.anews.com.tr