In 2023, 452 thousand people joined the Russian Armed Forces and joined the Northern Military District. This was announced by Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. TASS.
According to Medvedev, Moscow, Sevastopol and Chechnya took a particularly punctual approach to the “supply” of the RF Armed Forces. 30 thousand people were mobilized in the Chechen Republic.
“A lot of work is done in the republic to prepare candidates for combat missions. “More than 15 thousand volunteers were trained at the Russian Special Forces University in Gudermes,” he said.
Medvedev in October 2023 reported Approximately 357 thousand contract soldiers entered service.
Medvedev explained that, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, this number includes both contracted reserve military personnel and volunteers. He said that this recruitment rate was quite good and expressed hope that it would be possible to maintain this in the future.
Previously Shoigu stated On the expansion of the zone of control of the RF Armed Forces.