 About 280,000 individuals enlisted by contract from January the 1st in Russia, Medvedev. Around 280,000 individuals were enlisted by contract with the Russian Armed Forces from January the 1st, 2023, Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev said. Let us continue discussing the critical topic that gathered us here this time in the Far Eastern District. This time I meet heads of regions of the Russian Federation in person, in view of significance of the staffing work, Medvedev said, when opening the meeting, according to data of the Defense Ministry, about 280,000 persons were enlisted by contracts to ranks of the Russian Armed Forces since January the 1st, he noted. Some of them were in the reserve and the other ones are volunteers, Medvedev added. Since the beginning of the war, Russian troops have lost 264,660 soldiers. All staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine says, the Russian military understand they are in a serious fix. They have lost territory, morale is not very high at all, a Russian military analyst who wishes to remain anonymous due to fears of repercussions tells the BBC, they're not prepared for modern warfare, losses are high, while Russians don't seem to worry about these events individually, in general, many admit to being concerned about the present as well as fearful about the future.