Ministry of Defense sees no need for new volunteers for NVO – Kommersant
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Sergei Shoigu said during Security Council meetingsthat to date, 114 thousand people have signed contracts with the Ministry of Defense. On average, 1336 people enter the contract per day. “That is, we receive a regiment every day,” the minister explained. There are also 52 thousand volunteers. Because of this, the department does not see the need for new volunteers.
“Under the contract, 114 thousand people have been recruited this morning, this is under a direct contract, and plus 52 thousand are volunteers,” Mr. Shoigu said during a meeting of the Security Council.
The minister said that the formation of the reserve army would be completed by the end of June. An army corps will also be created. They will receive more than 3,700 vehicles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with war correspondents on June 13 declaredthat now the Russian army does not need additional mobilization. According to him, since January, 150,000 people have been recruited for contract service, along with 156,000 volunteers.
June 10 Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov informed, that 13.5 thousand people were accepted for service under the contract since the beginning of May. This is 3.1 times more than in April and more than double the last year’s figure.
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