Now there is no such need.
, half a million citizens have already been mobilized into the ranks of the Armed Forces. If such a need arises, another 500,000 people can be called up. He said this during an interview with the Tablet publication.
“We have already mobilized half a million people, and we can mobilize another half a million if necessary,” he said.
But Kovalchuk clarified that there is no such need.According to him, the Armed Forces currently lack heavy weapons. That is why the defenders cannot switch to the counterattack as quickly as they would like.
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Recall that on May 22, the Verkhovna Rada extended martial law and mobilization in Ukraine until August 23. For the corresponding the decision was voted by 300 members of the parliament.
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