The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, He assured on Tuesday that between 50,000 and 60,000 Russians are ready monthly in the army to fight in Ukraine.
“We have between 50,000 and 60,000 men that voluntarily go every month (to fight) ”, The Kremlin chief said at a meeting with entrepreneurs, broadcast live on Russian television.
Putin added that kyivon the other hand, he is dedicated to mobilizing “By force” and “hunt people in the streets as if they were dogs.”
“In our case people voluntarilyon their own ”, insisted.
According to the Russian authorities, in 2024, about 440,000 Russians enlisted by contract in the Russian Army.
It is a lower figure than in 2023, when half a million Russians would have joined the army to fight in the war in Ukraine.
Putin has so far resisted calling a New mobilization mandatory of reservists, after the unpopular measure of 2022.
After the first mobilization, which neither did it officially conclude, hundreds of thousands of people left the country fleeing from being recruited for the Russian Army and fight in Ukraine.
The Russian budget provides for the allocation of More than 300 million dollars annual to the payment of those who sign contracts with the Army.
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