Poltorak: 18,000 military enlisted under contract in 2016

Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said this at a government sitting on Wednesday, Ukrinform reports. “Since the beginning of the year we have recruited 18,000 people under the contract, while last year 200-300 people entered the army per month,” Poltorak said. At the same time, he noted that first of all people with battle experience were selected for the Armed Forces.