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
Most of your sources are Russian so I take that with a dump truck load of salt
Medvedev, the one who talks about nuking European cities and Ukraine
Apparently you missed the first draft of 300,000 that occurred in 2023.
If they are getting all they need from volunteers within Russia then why are they going around the world recruiting foreigners
I could believe 1000 per day, the money they are offering compared to average wages in civilian workforce would be enticing, but with average loses around 1000 per day, then that is not much of an increase.
I have no idea what the actual numbers are, but I do have an observation.
Russia started this war with a much larger military than Ukraine, and after 2 1/2 years of war they hold less Ukrainian territory than they originally took, their Kherson offensive accomplished little, but at great cost. The fact that they need to recruit this many regardless of how is curious.