# No need for mobilization in Russia, Medvedev says

https://mins.news/en/item/52047

- TASS, 2026-09-09 21:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2185137

> Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said the armed forces’ needs are fully met by contract soldiers and volunteers, leaving no need for mobilization. He called reports of a possible campaign this fall a “deceptive provocation” by what he described as the manpower-strapped “Kiev regime.”

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