Russian Security Council says 280,000 soldiers recruited since January

Dmitry Medvedev, the former president of Russia and the deputy chairman of the Security Council, said on Sunday that Moscow had enlisted some 280,000 people in the army since the year began. As its Ukraine war enters its 19th month, Russia has refrained from announcing another mobilisation, which is viewed as a controversial move. Instead, it has actively promoted recruiting additional soldiers into the military.—AFP