As noted in the report, on January 11, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that 500 thousand people would join the Russian armed forces in 2023.
“It is likely that this figure is significantly overestimated,” the report says.
In an effort to meet recruitment targets, the Russian military has allowed school graduates to sign contracts with the Russian army from April 2023, according to British intelligence. The latest data published by Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service indicate that at least five Russians born in 2005 died during the war.
“It is very likely that the recruitment of Russian military personnel to fight the war is disproportionately carried out from poor and rural regions of Russia,” the British Ministry of Defense notes.
Russian army
According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, there are currently 462 thousand Russian military personnel on the territory of Ukraine. In particular, 35 thousand people of the National Guard ensure the occupation regime in the temporarily occupied territory.
From January 1, 2024, the conscription age in Russia was raised from 27 to 30 years. The bottom bar remains the same. Russians will be able to be drafted into military service at the age of 18.
As of January 15, 2024, the losses of the Russian army in Ukraine reached 370 thousand people.
2024-01-15 08:43:41
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