MOSCOW: More than 200,000 people have been conscripted into the Russian army since President
Vladimir Putin announced a mobilisation drive on September 21,
Moscow's Defence Minister
Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday.
"As of today more than 200,000 people have entered the army," Shoigu during a meeting, according to Russian news agencies. Russia's mobilisation is aimed at propping up Moscow's forces in
Ukraine.