UK Intel: Russia Needs 400,000 More Soldiers

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UK Intel: Russia Needs 400,000 More Soldiers

Russia may resort to coercing its citizens into volunteering for the military in an effort to enlist 400,000 new soldiers, according to a report from the U.K. Ministry of Defense.
Radio Free Europe report…

UK Intel: Russia Needs 400,000 More Soldiers

Russia may resort to coercing its citizens into volunteering for the military in an effort to enlist 400,000 new soldiers, according to a report from the U.K. Ministry of Defense.

Radio Free Europe reported earlier this month that the Russian Ministry of Defense has plans to recruit an additional 400,000 contract soldiers this year, with regional governments being given hiring quotas ahead of the recruitment drive’s launch in April.

 

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