Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Russia have a new “weapon” to attack Ukraine. The country managed to add 200,000 troops to be deployed immediately on the battlefield.
They were obtained in two weeks through the mobilization policy of President Vladimir Putin’s government. This is to support the Moscow troops in the war with Kiev after the ongoing defeat.
“To date, more than 200,000 people have joined the army,” said Moscow Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, quoted by AFPTuesday (4/10/2022).
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“Those who are mobilized are being trained in 80 training camps and six training centers,” he added.
Shoigu himself asked the military commander to further speed up recruitment. The goal is that 300,000 people will be lined up in the war.
“Do additional training with under the guidance of officers with combat experience, “he added.
“The mobilized people will be sent to the battle zone after combat training and coordination,” he added.
Previously, this Kremlin mobilization had led to an exodus of military-age men from Russia. Thousands have fled to many countries.
In Kazakhstan, for example, 200,000 people entered in two weeks. Putin himself intervened to calm the fears of citizens and urged the authorities to “correct the errors in the mobilization of recruitment”.
Is Putin taking Russian life?
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned the entire population, including the Russian government, to be careful with Putin. He warned Russia that they would be killed one by one as long as Putin was in power.
Zelensky explained that this could happen if Russia did not complete its mission in Ukraine. Under this pretext, Putin can punish members of his government from mild to severe.
“This is the first bell that needs to be heard at all levels of the Russian government,” Zelensky said Roya News.
“Until you all solve the problem with the man who started this senseless war against Ukraine, you will be killed one by one, you will have become a scapegoat for not recognizing that this war was a historical mistake for Russia. “, he added.
Zelensky’s warning is not without reason. After the Russian side was pushed back by the Ukrainian troops, Putin began making decisions that were considered strange.
One of them is that Putin fired the Russian Deputy Defense Minister, Dmitry Bulgakov, some time ago. This decision was made because Russian troops have started shaking in the past two weeks.
Mobilization is also included. The reason is that people who do not have the ability to fight risk losing their lives.
Russia’s war against Ukraine has been going on for seven months. Ukraine is said to have begun to retake several cities, including the more recent Lyman.
The war has caused at least 5,000 deaths according to UN figures. According to August data, 13 million people have fled Ukraine.
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