Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that in 2025 about 450,000 people have signed contracts for service in the Russian armed forces, and since the beginning of this year there have already been 127,000 new contract soldiers. This was reported by the Interfax agency, quoted by Reuters, BTA reports.
According to him, about 10,000 more people have joined volunteer formations, which, although formally separate, perform the same tasks as army units.
„Last year, 450,000 people entered service under military contracts. As of yesterday, this year, another 127 thousand of our citizens signed a contract for