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How Russian Officials Plan to Recruit 400K New Contract Soldiers in 2024

The Kremlin and the Defense Ministry are avoiding a second round of mobilization at all costs. But the pool of potential contract recruits is drying up.

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Farida Rustamova
Dec 21, 2023
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Information stand dedicated to contract service in the army, at the main entrance to VDNH, Moscow, Russia. Photo - Kommersant Photo/Vitaliy Smolnikov.

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