Moscow: Russia to intensify 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 a section of 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 do not want peace in Ukraine. Putil said in a televised address that he agreed with the General Staff’s decision to deploy a reserve army to protect the country and its sovereignty. He stated that Western countries are coming with a nuclear threat, but Russia has many weapons to respond to it.
Putin also said that he would protect the people of the Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine. The new move comes as Russia prepares to hold a referendum in rebel-held and war-torn regions of eastern and southeastern Ukraine. Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions have announced that referendums to decide whether to become part of Russia will be held from Friday to Tuesday.
The war that started on February 24 has passed 7 months on Saturday. Russia came out with the referendum in the days when Ukraine’s efforts to recapture the occupied territories were successful. If the vote is positive, 15% of Ukraine’s 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.
English Summary: Putin announces partial mobilisation in Russia, warns West: ‘have weapons…’