The Russian Federation plans to engage at least 225 thousand people over the next three years. This information became known from the project of budget expenditures for 2025-2027, where 90 billion rubles were laid for one-time payments for concluding a contract with the Ministry of Defense. Annually, 30 billion rubles are allocated for these purposes. About it reports Important News .
Currently, a one -time federal payment for signing the contract with the Defense Ministry is 400 thousand rubles. If this amount remains unchanged, the allocated funds will be sufficient to raise about 225 thousand servicemen under contract. However, if payments are reduced to 195 thousand rubles, as it was before, the number of recruits can increase to 461.5 thousand people.
Rise in contractors expenses in 2024
Interestingly, in the first half of 2024, the Russian authorities have already spent more than 32 billion rubles on one -off payments to new contractors. This significantly exceeds the amount included in the budget for the entire 2025 year. This may indicate that Russia plans to increase expenditures on the involvement of military personnel due to the growing needs of the army.
Analysts also point out that the increase in funding may be related to the continuation of the war in Ukraine and significant losses that Russian troops bear. Therefore, the involvement of new contractors is one way to maintain the combat capability of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation against the background of active fighting and international pressure.
Possible consequences for war in Ukraine
The increase in the number of contractors indicates that the Russian leadership is preparing for a protracted military campaign, in particular in Ukraine. According to independent sources, significant losses of the Russian military at the front require replenishment of personnel. A set of new contractors may also mean that the Kremlin does not plan to reduce hostilities in the near future.
However, the involvement of recruits may also face problems, in particular due to the decline in the level of war among the population of Russia, as well as sanctions that affect the economic situation in the country. At the same time, it will increase the burden on the state budget, which is already undergoing considerable pressure due to the cost of war.
