Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered a general military mobilization.
In a statement signed on Thursday (24), Zelensky said that “in order to guarantee the defense of the state, maintaining the broad combat readiness and movement of the armed forces of Ukraine and other military formations”, a movement was ordered, including in the capital. , Kiev and all major cities in Ukraine.
“The mobilization must be carried out within 90 days from the date of entry into force of this decree”, says the statement.
The mobilization also instructs “the Security Service of Ukraine to take counterintelligence measures during the general mobilization”.
He ordered the “recruitment of recruits, reservists for military service, their delivery to military units and institutions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” and other state security services.
At the same time, Ukraine banned all male citizens aged 18 to 60 from leaving the country, according to the State Border Guard Service.
The statement said that after the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, a temporary restriction was imposed.
“In particular, it is prohibited for men aged between 18 and 60, who are Ukrainian citizens, to leave Ukraine’s borders,” the statement said. “This regulation will remain in force during the period of the legal regime of martial law. We ask citizens to take this information into account.”
A little more context: at least 57 people have died and 169 have been injured since Moscow launched an invasion, according to Ukraine’s Health Minister Viktor Lyashko.
“We are staying at home. We don’t want to leave,” Andrew, 24, who had just heard about the travel ban for Ukrainian men. He did not disclose his full name for security reasons.
“I can’t leave now because the update (this was it) that guys from 18 to 68… can’t leave Ukraine’s borders,” he says. “We will stay here until the Russians come home, because it is important for us to stay in our homes,” he added. “We will stick with our government.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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