Russian Military Enrollment Soars: Over 185,000 People Join Army, Including Reserves

2023-07-04 17:23:25

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev He said more than 185,000 Russians had served in the military since the beginning of this year.

“The Ministry of Defense stated that From Jan. 1 to Jul. 4, more than 185,000 people enlisted in the army, of which 109,000 were in the reserves,” Medvefed said.

In addition, Medvefed added that only last week Nearly 10,000 Russians entered military service. After the incident in which the Wagner mercenary group instigated the unrest in Russia.

Russia announced plans to increase the size of its military last year by more than 30 percent to 1.5 million people following heavy casualties in fighting in Ukraine.

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