ANSA – Brazil Putin summons 318,000 reservists and announces conscription of prisoners 11/04/2022 16:09

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this Friday (4) that he has completed the call for 318,000 reservists, a measure announced last September.

According to the Russian leader, the number has exceeded the initial estimate of 300,000 as “the number of volunteers has increased”.

While most of the reservists are young men currently in training centers, about 49,000 of them are in conflict zones in Ukraine.

Putin also signed a law allowing the recall of prisoners today, Russian state news agency Interfax reported.