Archive · 16 Jan 2026
Russia reports 422,704 army contracts in 2025
A high-ranking Russian official named Dmitry Medvedev said that in 2025, 422,704 people signed up to join the Russian army.
This is fewer than the 450,000 people who signed up in 2024.
Additionally, 32,000 people joined volunteer groups to fight in Ukraine.
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, had earlier mentioned that many people were signing up to operate drones.
This information was shared by Russian news agencies.
422,704 people signed contracts with the Russian Armed Forces in 2025, a decrease from 450,000 in 2024.
Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Security Council deputy chairman, reported the figures.
32,000 people joined volunteer brigades to fight in Ukraine in 2025.
President Vladimir Putin noted strong recruitment among drone operators in 2025.
The information was shared by Russian state news agencies.
- Who
- Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Security Council deputy chairman
- What
- 422,704 people signed contracts with the Russian Armed Forces in 2025
- When
- 2025
- Where
- Russia
- Why
- Not explicitly stated in the article
- Number of contracts
- 422,704
- Year
- 2025
- Previous year's contracts
- 450,000
- Volunteer brigades to Ukraine
- 32,000
- Speaker
- Dmitry Medvedev
- Source
- Russian state news agencies