Russia says 335,000 sign up to fight, no plans for new mobilisation

FILE PHOTO: Servicemen line up before the opening ceremony of the memorial to Russian soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine conflict, at a military unit in the Leningrad Region, Russia September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has no plans for an additional mobilisation of men to fight in Ukraine as more than 335,000 have signed up so far this year to fight in the armed forces or voluntary units, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

Russia has been bolstering its armed forces and ramping up weapons production in the expectation of a long war in Ukraine, where front lines have barely shifted for a year.