Russia has been trying to recruit army volunteers for the past 3 months.
, the MoD said “Russia has lost tens of thousands of troops” in Ukraine.
Mr Putin didn’t say why he had ordered an increase of roughly 13 per cent to the size of Russia’s army to more than 1.15 million, but estimates have said that it has suffered around 75,000 dead or injured casualties in six months of war. “Better equipment does not necessarily make more effective forces when the personnel are not well-trained or disciplined, as many members of the 3rd Army Corps volunteer units are not,” it said.
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