Russian President Vladimir Putin announced today, Friday, that 318,000 military personnel have been called up as part of partial mobilization, of which 49,000 have begun combat missions.
“We already have 318 thousand (mobilized). Why 318 thousand? Because the volunteers are flowing, and their number is not decreasing,” Putin said during a meeting with civil society activists on Red Square in Moscow.
Last Friday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu briefed President Putin on the completion of the partial mobilization process for 300,000 people, adding that the recruiting stations continue to receive applications only for recruiting volunteers. Shoigu said that as part of the partial mobilization of volunteers, 13,000 people went into the army.
Putin explained that 49,000 of those mobilized have joined army units and are performing combat missions, while the rest are still being trained.
Putin praised the activists for helping the families of the mobilized and said that the government is doing everything necessary to support the families of the recruits, who “all have fathers, wives and children,” but “when it comes to the heart, the support of the heart is the most important and most reliable support.” and efficiency.”
