The Kremlin intends to hire contractors for war in Ukraine and to avoid mobilization, which can undermine the popular support of the war, writes Bloomberg, citing sources.
The Moscow Analytical Center "Strategies and Technology Analysis Center" estimates the monthly hiring of recruits for a contract of 30 thousand people. This will allow to replenish the army of the Russian Federation for 300 thousand people in 2024 - but gradually, not at a time.
The Russian Federation lures people to war generous payments. Since the beginning of the year, payments to new contractors have increased by 40% and amounted to an average of 470,000 rubles (about $ 5,000). And in addition to a fixed federal payment of 195 000 rubles.
The Russian Federation also hopes that some of the 150,000 spring conscripts will sign the contract and after four months of service will agree to go to war. An increasing number of conscripts complain of significant psychological and in some cases physical pressure. Such contracts are officially calculated for one year, but the Defense Ministry may be canceled during military mobilization.
It is unlikely that such replenishment will allow the Russian Federation to count on the admiration of Zaporozhye, Kharkiv or even more so. But the situation in the Donbass for the Armed Forces may deteriorate. Although analysts doubt that the Russian Federation will be able to capture Slavyansk and Kramatorsk this year.
In December, Shoigu stated that the Russian Federation plans to increase its troops from 1.15 million to 1.5 million. In January, Zelensky stated that the number of defense forces of Ukraine was just less than 900,000.
