Updated on 10/28/2022 at 11:18

• Russian Defense Minister Shoigu announced the end of the partial mobilization.
• However, the Ukrainian president doubts that it is a hoax.
• Zelensky said Putin wanted to attract Russian men to the country.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Expect a more partial mobilization of reserves in Russia war against his country. “We are preparing for this,” Zelensky said in a video message distributed in Kyiv on Friday evening. He responded to the Moscow case againstAbout Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announcing the end of military service 300,000 reservists for the war against Ukraine.

Partial mobilization is controversial in Russian society – as it also means that war is felt in most families for the first time. Many conscripts are now transported to Russia in coffins.

Experts oppose early repatriation to Russia

Zelensky pointed out that the Ukrainian resistance was so strong that Russia had to order a new mobilization. The president said Russian troops were so poorly trained and equipped that the country would soon mobilize more, referring to casualties among Russian soldiers.

Hundreds of thousands of Russians have fled the country for fear of being drafted into the army. In Russia, many jobs have been orphaned because people served in wars or fled. The fact that Putin has now announced the end of the mobilization is seen as an attempt to lure the men into the country. However, experts warn against a return to Russia because the end of the partial mobilization has not been sealed by a presidential decree. So far no.

Thanks to the United States for a new military aid program

Zelensky again commented on the country’s blackout due to the destruction of energy infrastructure by Russian missiles. Four million Ukrainians currently live under these restrictions. Among other things, capital is affected KyivSumy and Kharkiv regions. In the occupied areas, the Russian occupiers also stole medical equipment from hospitals to destabilize the situation. For example, the region of Cherson in the south was affected, making Russia a zone without civilization by evacuation.

Zelensky thanked the United States for a new $275 million military aid package that will help liberate occupied territories. He specifically credited Canada with being the first country to issue half a billion dollar bonds Ukraine to help. Zelensky also reported on a telephone conversation with the new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with whom he discussed cooperation issues in various fields. (best / dpa)