Moscow: Russia to step up war on Ukraine He announced that around 20 lakh reserve troops have been mobilized to protect Russia and its border areas. This will make military service compulsory for some Russian citizens. Putin’s announcement was addressed to the people on television.
The West is trying to destroy Russia. It is essential to prevent this. They don’t want peace in Ukraine. Putil said in a televised speech that he agreed with the general staff’s decision to deploy a reserve army to protect the country and its sovereignty. He said that Western countries are coming with a nuclear threat, but Russia has many weapons to respond to it.
Putin also said he would protect the population of Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine. The new move comes as Russia prepares to hold a referendum in the rebel-controlled and war-torn regions of eastern and southeastern Ukraine. The regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia have announced that referendums to decide whether to join Russia will be held from Friday to Tuesday.
The war that started on February 24 spent 7 months on Saturday. Russia came out with the referendum on days when Ukraine’s efforts to recapture the occupied territories were successful. If the vote is positive, 15% of the Ukrainian territory will become part of the Russian Federation. After that, it is estimated that the reserve army will be prepared with the aim of retaliating if Ukraine is ready for military operations here.
Summary in English: Putin announces partial mobilization in Russia, warns the West: “you have weapons …”
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