INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
efforts to bolster recruitment intensify across the country.New recruits from the Ural Mountains region, which has a population of 4.2
million, will now receive 1.5 million rubles ($16,100) as a sign-up bonus, the regional government announced Monday
($21,500) up front.This marks the third payment increase in the Sverdlovsk region since August, according to the news outlet 7x7, which
reported that the region has lagged behind others in recruitment numbers.At least 45 Russian regions have raised one-time payments for
mobilization, preferring to rely on volunteer recruitment instead.
