"Russia has a great mobilization resource," said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who said Russian forces in Ukraine were fighting the West, APA reports citing The Guardian.
He explained that partial mobilization would apply to those with previous military experience and specified that no military servicemen or students would be recruited.
According to Shoigu, 300,000 people will be called up, or one percent of the 25 million people who could be mobilized.
Notably, today Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization and has already signed the necessary decree.
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