According to the newspaper, one of the Russian militaristic bloggers announced that in Russia “a program was inaugurated in which… everyone who brings a friend to sign a military contract will receive 100,000. rubles (approximately PLN 4.5 thousand).”
“Rzeczpospolita” points out that despite the great needs of the Russian army, recruitment is decreasing, and in Ukraine several thousand soldiers are killed and wounded every month.
“So far, recruitment into the army was based on the generosity of Russian regions, which paid huge sums of money to those enlisted at one time. On average, it was the equivalent of over PLN 90,000, and in some parts of the country even PLN 130-170,000. But now they have started to reduce payments without notice,” writes “Rz”.
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Russia counts on 135,000 recruits
The newspaper emphasized that the Kremlin intends to increase the size of the army by introducing stricter discipline, including considering it “arbitrary” for a soldier to leave his unit for two days, instead of ten, as before.
The autumn recruitment period is to last until the end of December. Ultimately, 135,000 are to be drafted into the army. recruits. “Undoubtedly, by the end of the year, the invasion army will receive in this way no less than several thousand new soldiers, which will fully replace the dying recruitment of volunteers,” wrote “Rz
