It’s the first mobilization ordered in Russia since World War II.
After Ukrainian counter-offensives forced Kremlin invaders into a string of humiliating retreats, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a mobilization which will see around 300,000 troops called up in a dramatic escalation of the conflict.along with an unequivocal warning to the West over what he called “nuclear blackmail.”
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said 300,000 people with some military experience would be included in the call-up, which has been widely reported as a “partial mobilization.” But expertsthat the text ordering the mobilization says nothing about it being partial, nor is there any legal restriction on the Kremlin eventually being able to call up those without military experience.
He said that his intention remained to “liberate” the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine. “Russia can’t give up on people living close by to be torn apart by executioners and fail to respond to their desire to determine their own fate,” Putin added.
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