RT reports that a Russian Defense Ministry report shows that the number of Russians volunteering for army has jumped, and that this means there will not be a need for another mobilization like that of last fall, the largest of its kind since 1945, “with more than 300,000 people drafted to create some 280 new military units.”
Over 13,500 servicemen have signed up for contract service in just 10 days. The Defense Ministry praised the growing “consolidation” among the population, reporting a massive increase in the number of people willing to join the army and volunteer units amid the conflict with Ukraine, RT reports. “In just ten days of the current month, 13,644 people have signed up for contract service,” Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov said during a special briefing on Saturday. “This is 2.1 times more than in the same period of May this year, and 3.1 times higher than in April.”
