Shoigu says Russia will create reserve army by late June

He stated this in a report to Vladimir Putin, and a video of it was published by propaganda media.

Shoigu said that the reserves of the Russian Armed Forces as part of a separate army will also include a separate army corps that will be formed in the near future. He also said that five regiments of the tank army are currently being formed.

“We are forming reserves as part of an army corps, an army, plus five regiments of the 20th Tank Army. By the end of June, we will complete the formation of the reserve army and will soon complete the formation of the army corps. The 5 regiments are also more than 60% complete. For your understanding, we have already supplied 3,786 pieces of equipment for the formation of the reserve army and army corps alone,” the minister said.

On Tuesday, June 12, Vladimir Putin signed a law requiring draftees to hand over their passports to the Interior Ministry for safekeeping.