Russia plans to recruit at least 225,000 contract soldiers over the next three years, according to Important News. The draft budget for 2025-2027 indicates that the Russian authorities have allocated 90 billion rubles for one-time payments for signing contracts with the Ministry of Defense, amounting to 30 billion rubles annually. Currently, the federal one-time payment for signing a contract is 400,000 rubles. If this payment remains unchanged, the allocated 90 billion rubles will be enough to recruit 225,000 contract soldiers over three years. However, it is worth noting that the 400,000 rub…