Defense Ministry Sees Expansion Of Military Volunteers
June 10 2010
The Russian Defense Ministry has plans for significant growth in the number of its volunteer troops in the armed forces, reports Interfax-AVN.
The military currently has about 150,000 contract servicemembers, said Defense Minsiter Anatoly Serdyukov.
This number is expected to grow to 200,000-250,000, the minister said.
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