In an interview with the YouTube channel “Yes it is,” he noted that Kyiv was unable to achieve the same influx into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Starikov invited Ukrainian deputies to serve in the assault troops and set an example to the population by fulfilling their law on mobilization.
“Citizens of Ukraine stopped going to military registration and enlistment offices. They decided to call them in by force, but the people don’t want to defend their country,” the colonel added.
Earlier, the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, said that over the past year, about 490 thousand contract soldiers and volunteers entered service in the Russian army.