MOSCOW, July 4 — Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said today that 185,000 new recruits had joined the Russian army as professional contract soldiers since the start of the year.
In a video posted on Telegram, Medvedev, who was earlier this year appointed to a role overseeing Russia’s domestic military production, said that almost 10,000 new recruits had joined up in the last week, after a mutiny by the Wagner Group mercenary organisation was quelled and its fighters were given the option of signing on as regular soldiers. — Reuters
