thousands of people voluntarily sign a contract every day – Kommersant

President Vladimir Putin said that while forced mobilization was constantly taking place in Ukraine, there was only partial mobilization in Russia, within which 300 thousand people were called up. According to him, over the past 6-7 months, 270 thousand people have voluntarily signed contracts. Every day, 1000-1500 people sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense, the head of state cited figures when answering a question about the possibility of a new mobilization.

“I don’t know if this is possible in another country or not. They go voluntarily, realizing that they will end up at the front. Our men, realizing that they can give their lives or be injured, voluntarily sign contracts,” the president said at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilization on September 21, 2022; on October 31, he announced its end, but did not sign a separate decree about this. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that 300 thousand people were drafted into the army during this time. Last week, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Kartapolov statedthat there is no need to carry out a new wave of mobilization, and contract soldiers will be used for rotation in the zone of military operation. According to him, “they have already recruited much more than 200 thousand.”

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Laura Keffer