(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia had mobilised 318,000 people into its armed forces, Interfax reported.
Putin on Sept. 21 announced a “partial mobilisation” amid a series of military setbacks in Ukraine. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the move would see 300,000 reservists drafted for service.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
