The military department reported that the Minister of Defense of Russia, Sergey Shoigu, held a meeting with the deputy commanders of the Russian Armed Forces in the collaborative group of "special operations" troops on the implementation of the Russian President's decision to increase the number of armed forces to 1.5 million soldiers.
The press secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, denied the rumors about the new wave of partial mobilization in Russia and said they come from abroad.
