Russia's Massive Recruitment Drive: 400,000 New Contract Soldiers and IT Workers
TL;DR
Russia plans to recruit 400,000 new contract soldiers starting in April 2023, as part of its push to increase its military manpower by 50%. The recruitment drive is expected to focus on specialized vocations, and incoming soldiers will be allowed to choose whether they will be deployed to Ukraine. Russian contract soldiers are typically volunteers who serve three-year paid stints in the army. The move comes after Russia declared a "partial mobilization" of 300,000 reservists in September to replenish forces being depleted by its invasion of Ukraine.
- Russia wants to recruit 400,000 new contract soldiers: report Business Insider
- Ukraine war latest: Russia ramps up mobilization, Ukraine receives 'optimistic' news following Ramstein meeting Yahoo News
- Despite reports of largescale loss of soldiers in Bakhmut, Russia plans to hire additional 400,000 troops Firstpost
- Russia Seeks to Lure Foreign IT Workers After Wartime Brain Drain The Moscow Times
- Russian army to be replenished with 400,000 new contract service personnel Yahoo News
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