Medvedev named the number of those who signed contracts with the Russian Armed Forces in 2026

Since the beginning of 2026, 127 thousand people have already signed contracts with the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, and another 10 thousand citizens have joined the ranks of volunteers. This was announced on April 30 by Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, during a speech at the Znanie marathon. The first ones."

He also stressed that the country has established the production of the entire line of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). We are talking about the production of equipment in various formats, from small drones to aircraft—type UAVs.

Medvedev added that in terms of military equipment, Russia has all the samples that Ukraine and European states have. At the same time, he noted that the Russian Federation has other promising types of weapons.

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