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| More than 417,000 people signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2025 |
| 2025-12-25 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] About 417,000 people have signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense since the beginning of 2025. This was announced on December 24 by Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council. "About 417,000 people have signed military service contracts to date. Furthermore, more than 36,000 citizens have joined volunteer units and deployed to special military operations zones," he said at a meeting of the Russian Security Council's interdepartmental commission on recruiting contract servicemen for the Armed Forces. Medvedev noted that this result was made possible thanks to the patriotism of citizens who decided to serve in the military. He added that work on staffing the Russian Armed Forces with contract soldiers will continue in 2026. On December 19, during a live Q&A session combined with a press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that the Armed Forces are being recruited at a good pace. He attributed the high rate of recruitment to the large number of volunteers. Putin reported that many men are making their own decisions about joining the Russian army and signing contracts with the Ministry of Defense. |
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