The figure is overstated: in Britain doubts that the Russian Federation mobilized 500 thousand in 2023

In Russia, school graduates are allowed to sign contracts with the Russian army. According to the latest data, it is known about the five Russians in 2005 who died in the Russian-Ukrainian war, told in British intelligence. In the Russian Federation, men from poor and rural regions can recruit for the war. This was reported at the UK Ministry of Defense in X (Twitter).

The Britain's defensive department emphasized that men from the poor and rural regional communities of Russia could probably support the Russian-Ukrainian war for the war. On January 11, 2023, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Council Dmitry Medvedev stated that 500,000 people joined the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2023. British intelligence believes that this figure can be significantly inflated.

In addition, since April 2023 in Russia, school graduates have been allowed to sign contracts with the Russian army, in particular in order to achieve the targets for a set of Russian military. According to the latest data published by the Media Again and the Russian BBC, at least five 2005 Russians were killed during the Russian-Ukrainian war.

We will remind, on January 15 the representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR MOU) Vadim Skibitsky stated that in Russia mobilization is not carried out in large numbers. However, the Russians have the motivation to join the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - wages. On January 11, external intelligence service, General Nikolai Smalmuza reported that hidden mobilization in Russia did not produce the desired result.