Ground Report | New Delhi: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday signed a decree aimed at uniting the country's population in the wake of the Russian invasion. A statement on the presidency's website said, "In order to ensure the defence of the state, to ensure the readiness of combat and movement, we have called for recruitment in the next 90 days."
"We are left alone to defend our state," Zelensky said in a video address to the nation shortly after midnight. is ready? I can't see anyone. Who is ready to guarantee Ukraine's NATO membership? Everyone is scared." The Ukrainian president vowed to continue resisting Russia, saying "a new iron curtain" has now fallen between Russia and the West.
What is Ukraine doing to compete with Russia
Ukraine's border guards said in a statement posted on their Facebook account that men between the ages of 18 and 60 were not allowed to leave the country in this situation. According to the statement, the ban will continue until martial law is enforced in Ukraine.
It should be noted that President Zelensky had announced the imposition of martial law immediately after the full-scale attack by Russia.
Soldiers and civilians killed in Russian attack
Ukrainian President Zelensky has announced that a total of 137 people, including military personnel, have been killed and more than 300 injured since the Russian invasion. He called the victims "heroes" in his video address.
Zelensky said that contrary to Russia's claim that it was only attacking military targets, civilian targets have also been targeted. "They are killing people and turning peaceful cities into military targets," he said. This is a dirty thing and will never be forgiven. "
He added that all the border guards on the island of Zemini in southwestern Ukraine's Odessa region were killed on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Russia occupied the Chernobyl region. The area of Chernobyl was badly affected by the nuclear disaster in 1986, where a dormant nuclear power plant and its emission zone still exist.
The White House said in a statement on Thursday that it was "deeply saddened" by reports that Chernobyl had taken over the facilities.
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