Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that he had signed a decree on partial mobilization in the country, Sputnik News Agency reported.
“In this situation, I consider it necessary to take the following decisions, they are fully adequate to the threats we face. Namely: to protect our Motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity, to ensure the security of our people and people in the liberated territories, I consider it necessary to support the proposal of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff on conducting partial mobilisation in the Russian Federation,” Putin said, addressing Russians.