Replace with I don’t like the president of Ukraine, and tell me how your meme would be any different?
Unlike Ukraine, Russia doesn’t need to draft soldiers
1. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, around 100,000 people signed up as contract soldiers in the first three months of 2024, with about 16,000 joining in just 10 days following the Crocus City Hall attack[1].
2. The Russian military reportedly aims to recruit 745,000 contract soldiers in 2024, as stated by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu[1].
3. In January 2024, Ukraine's Defence Intelligence claimed that about 1,000 people were joining the Russian Armed Forces daily[4].
4. In October 2023, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev reported that 305,000 men had signed military contracts and 80,000 had enlisted as volunteer fighters over a 10-month period[1][5].
5. Medvedev also stated that the recruitment rate had increased to over 1,600 people signing contracts with the Armed Forces daily[5].
Sources [1] Russian Military Says Recruited 100K Contract Soldiers Since Start ... https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/04/03/russian-military-says-recruited-100k-contract-soldiers-since-start-of-2024-a84721 [2] Russia to Hire Contract Soldiers in Bid to Avoid Unpopular Draft https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?url=L25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMjAyNC0wNC0xOC93YXItaW4tdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtdG8tZW5saXN0LW1vcmUtaGlyZWQtc29sZGllcnMtdG8tYXZvaWQtY29uc2NyaXB0aW9u&uuid=fd47bf9d-3ab5-11ef-8e7d-58fec3776858 [3] Russia says concert attack has spurred army recruitment - Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/over-100000-russians-signed-contracts-join-armed-forces-this-year-ministry-says-2024-04-03/ [4] 1000 people join Russian army every day – Deputy Chief of ... https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/15/7437297/ [5] Some 385,000 people entered military service, 80,000 of them - TASS https://tass.com/defense/1696865