Russia plans to expand the army without general mobilization - isw

In Russia, they try to recruit and train staff to complete new formations to the level of the building and the army. ISW analysts believe that the Russian Federation will not be able to fully complete them. The Russian Federation tries to expand the military power without general mobilization. This was reported by analysts of the Institute of War Study in its daily report on October 25.

According to the deputy chairman of the Russian Council Dmitry Medvedev, from January 1 to October 25, 2023, about 385 thousand men joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in particular, 305 thousand soldiers are contractors, and 80 thousand - volunteers, more than 1600 - daily signed contracts.

He noted that during 2024, in the framework of large -scale Russian military reforms, Russia plans to form an army corps, seven motor -raimens, 19 brigades, 49 regiments and one flotilla "figures given by Medvedev, probably partially reflect these continuing military reforms, since Russia is trying and to train staff to complete new formations up to the level of the Corps and the Army, ”analysts said.

The ISW is considered unlikely that the Russian Federation will be able to fully complete these formations to their doctrinal ultimate number. On October 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin watched his studies with the participation of the Russian forces of strategic restraint.

According to the Kremlin, Putin and the Center for the Department of National Defense of the Russian Federation controlled the training and coordination of land, airy and maritime components of the Russian nuclear restraint forces, they included practical tests of ballistic and winged missiles. In particular, the Russian Strategic Restraining Forces have launched the intercontinental ballistic missile "Yars" from the Plesetsk Space Space.

They also launched Sineva Ballistic Missile of Strategic Nuclear Submarine in the Barents Sea. In addition, a variety of winged air base missiles with Tu-95MC were allowed. "The Russian strategic restraint forces conduct regular training with the involvement of land, airy and maritime components, and these components have not demonstrated any particularly new opportunities," the Institute of War Study is convinced.

We will remind, analysts of the Institute of War Study in the report for October 24 stated that in Russia they strengthened mobilization measures for migrants from Central Asia. Roszma ordered to increase the amount of material on ethnic crime in the Russian Federation, according to analysts, this is necessary to create information conditions for further mobilization raids on the migrant communities.