Russian leaders are 'aware that thousands more Russian soldiers will be killed and thousands more will be wounded,' said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
. Russia plans to form"several new units" and is giving preference to people who have previously served in the military when signing contracts, the ministry said.
The ministry said that Russia's military leadership has set clear"recruitment norms." In Russia's Far Eastern and Siberian federal districts, for example, the alleged quota is 200 volunteers per week, it said. Russia is âintensifyingâ a campaign to recruit military volunteers under contract, but that recruitment is not taking place in its capital city of Moscow, according to Ukraineâs Defense Ministry. Above, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Council of Lawmakers at the Tauride Palace on April 27 in Saint Petersburg, Russia."Campaigning events are held to motivate 'volunteers' to serve.
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