This influx offset the reduction in the number of mobilized…
This influx offset the reduction in the number of mobilized personnel, and the overall strength of the army fighting in Ukraine continued to grow: 523,5 thousand people in 2023, 667,1 thousand in 2024, and 723,4 thousand in 2025.
Consensus
- Approximately 300,000 people were mobilized in Russia in 2022.
- Mobilized personnel receive a monthly allowance of 158,000 rubles, while contract soldiers receive 15,000 rubles monthly.
- Budget data is used to estimate the number of mobilized and contract soldiers based on government expenditure on these allowances.
- The number of individuals receiving mobilization allowances decreased from around 294,000 in early 2023 to fewer than 170,000 by the end of 2025.
- The number of contract soldiers increased significantly from 230,400 in 2023 to 554,800 in 2025.
- The total number of Russian troops in Ukraine rose from 523,500 in 2023 to an estimated 723,400 in 2025.
- Mobilized personnel could transition to contract service, which is reflected in the budget data.
Points of divergence
- By mid-2025, the number of mobilized personnel on the front was estimated at 168,500, with projections suggesting fewer than 100,000 remaining if the trend continues. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- By the end of 2025, fewer than 170,000 individuals remained receiving mobilization allowances, which may indicate losses or transition to contract service. — tg_bbcrussian
- In 2023, 'permanent losses' among contract soldiers reached 182,300, and in 2025 they rose to 251,000, despite new enlistments of 372,700 and 385,100 respectively. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- There are no known cases of soldiers receiving both mobilization and contract allowances simultaneously, and such cases are formally not provided for. — tg_bbcrussian
Coverage (2 sources)
- Russia lost nearly half of mobilized personnel on the Ukraine front in 2022 — The Moscow Times
- Analysis of the Russian budget: from 300 thousand mobilized in 2022, less than 170 thousand remain in the army, however part... — BBC News Русская служба