The military commissar of Naberezhnye Chelny: Tatarstan fulfilled the plan for recruiting contract soldiers for the war against Ukraine "by 110%" last year.

      According to the military commissioner, about one and a half thousand contract soldiers will be sent to war from Naberezhnye Chelny this year. This year, about one and a half thousand contract soldiers will be sent to war from Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatarstan) against Ukraine. This was reported to the publication Chelny-biz by the military commissioner of the Central and Avtozavodsky districts of the city, Rashid Ilyasov. "This year, we have more than 1,400 contract soldiers planned. Last year, the quota was fully met, more than 1,400 people were recruited for contract service," Ilyasov said. He added that "the entire republic generally fulfilled the annual assignment last year by 110%." "They come from all over Russia because we have good motivation in Tatarstan," the military commissioner stated. At the end of last year, the mayor of Naberezhnye Chelny, Nail Magdeev, stated that about five thousand natives of the city are participating in the war against Ukraine. According to calculations by "Idel.Realii," at least 7,911 natives of Tatarstan have already died in the war with Ukraine (the region ranks second in the number of deaths among all Russian subjects). According to Radio Azatlyk on February 24, 2026, at least 824 natives of Naberezhnye Chelny have died in the war. How many natives of Tatarstan are participating in the war against Ukraine is not reliably known. In 2024, more than 12,000 Tatarstan residents signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense, reported Andrey Kozlov, head of the military service recruitment point in Kazan. According to him, the plan was exceeded by 7%. In mid-July last year, the head of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, stated that about 45,000 Tatarstan residents have gone through the war with Ukraine or are participating in it. Earlier, in March 2025, Minnikhanov announced figures regarding the number of contract soldiers and mobilized individuals for the war in Ukraine from the republic during a meeting with Vladimir Putin — 38,169 people. "Since the start of the SVO or special military operation, the Russian authorities are obliged to call the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Contract soldiers, mobilized — 38,169 people. Overall, all planned values for contract soldiers, for support, for work from last year — 12,951 [people] — were exceeded. This year, we are also going with overachievement, fulfilling planned assignments," Minnikhanov reported. At the beginning of January this year, the authorities of Tatarstan increased the amount of the one-time regional payment for signing a contract for the war with Ukraine more than sixfold — from 400,000 to 2.5 million rubles. Subscribe to our channel on Telegram.