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Transcript/ScriptTITLE: RAW RUSSIA UKRAINE CONFLICT VIDI33QL93A
HEADLINE: Russia enlisted over 230,000 troops in 2023: Medvedev
COMMENT: - Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's ex-President and current Deputy Security Council Chairman
KEYWORDS: Dmitry Medvedev, Dmitry Medvedev, , RUS, , Moscow
DESCRIPTION: Russia has enlisted over 230,000 additional personnel into the army since the start of the year, Moscow's Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev announces. Unwilling to announce a second mobilisation drive, Moscow has instead opted for a massive PR campaign, hoping to lure Russians with financial incentives. Authorities have not disclosed their targets but various estimates say Moscow could be trying to recruit 400,000 volunteers. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA
AUGUST 3, 2023
SOURCE: TELEGRAM/ @MEDVEDEV_TELEGRAM
IMAGES (00:15)
1. Mid shot former Russian President and current Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev gives address
2. Mid shot Russian President and current Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev gives address
3. Wide shot Russian President and current Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev gives address
4. SOUNDBITE 1 - Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's ex-President and current Deputy Security Council Chairman (male, Russian, 19 sec):
"According to data from the Ministry of Defence, from January 1 to August 3, that is, today, a total of more than 231,000 people were accepted [ed. by the army] on contracts."
5. SOUNDBITE 2 - Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's ex-President and current Deputy Security Council Chairman (male, Russian):
"We managed to significantly improve the social security of servicemen and their families. Today, a one-time payment has been established for contractors. We have also introduced loan payment holidays. The preservation of their jobs during the period of military service has been ensured."
6. SOUNDBITE 3 - Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's ex-President and current Deputy Security Council Chairman (male, Russian):
"The task remains the same: to make contract service as prestigious as possible."
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AFP TEXT STORY:
Russia enlisted over 230,000 troops in 2023: Medvedev
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Moscow, Aug 3, 2023 (AFP) -
Russia has enlisted over 230,000 additional personnel into the army since the start of the year, Moscow's Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Moscow has conducted an aggressive military recruitment campaign this year as it seeks to stave off an ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive and hold territories it has captured during the conflict.
"According to the Ministry of Defence, from 1 January to 3 August... a total of more than 231,000 people have been accepted for contract service," said Medvedev, who served as president from 2008-2012.
Last September, President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial" military mobilisation -- Russia's first since World War II -- sending shock waves across the country as thousands of men were drafted into the army.
Unwilling to announce a second mobilisation drive, Moscow has instead opted for a massive PR campaign, hoping to lure Russians with financial incentives.
Authorities have not disclosed their targets but various estimates say Moscow could be trying to recruit 400,000 volunteers.
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said last year the size of Russia's army would be increased to 1.5 million people, as Moscow presses ahead with its offensive in Ukraine.
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