Turchynov: Ukraine wants to make a 100-strong reserve army
The Ukrainian authorities want to make the 100-strong reserve force, said on Wednesday during a briefing Secretary of the Council of national security and defence (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov.
He explained about the plans of the authorities to make the military reserve, in the end, according to him, " will receive one hundred thousand reserve." in conditions of martial law, they immediately become active. Build a reserve army is a separate issue, and we will work on it, " promised Turchynov.
first He said that Ukraine can not do without a few new stages of mobilization to enable rotation of troops in the Donbass, the country must make one of the most powerful armies in the European Union.
The Ukrainian authorities have already carried out 3 waves of mobilization of the army in connection with the conflict in the Donbass. However, they recognize that there is a problem of evasion of service and unwillingness to serve in the military agenda. On the facts of evasion of service filed over 1000 criminal cases. However, mothers of soldiers staged demonstrations of dissent, speaking against sending their children to special operations.
Kyiv authorities began in April in the East of Ukraine military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the summary data of the United Nations, victims of the conflict were 4, 7 thousands of civilians, more than 10 thousand were injured.
Brokered by Russia and the OSCE agreed in Minsk truce September 5, but was charged with one another in the violation of the agreements. On the morning of December 9, in the East of Ukraine began a consistent militias and security forces through the mediation of the OSCE a new truce. It is planned that the ceasefire will be preceded by new talks of the contact group in Minsk, but the date of the meeting to the present time is not defined.
in recent days, possible meeting date was changed at least three times. First Kyiv expressed with the offer of holding on 9 December, But it was not ready Authorized self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics. Then came the date of December 12, later to say that she will be able to move on eleven December. German foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed hope that the meeting could be held before December 25.