MOSCOW. July 4 (Interfax) - The task to recruit contract servicemen and volunteers for the unified group of forces in 2024 is being accomplished, some 190,000 Russians have signed contracts with the Defense Ministry since the start of 2024, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said.
"In general, the task set by the president to recruit contract servicemen and volunteers for the unified group of forces is being accomplished in 2024. The average recruiting pace remains stable, around 1,000 people a day," Medvedev said at a meeting in the Russian Defense Ministry on issues relating to staffing the Russian Armed Forces with contract servicemen.
"In this period, contracts were signed with some 190,000 citizens of Russia," he said.