٠٠:٠٥:٠٣Military reservists were mobilised in Kaspiysk, Krasnodar and Makhachkala, with the called up servicemen sharing their thoughts and emotions on Thursday and Friday.
Volunteer serviceman and father of two Valeri Shevchenko from Krasnodar shared his thoughts on why he thinks the mobilisation is necessary.
"I want my son to walk calmly under a clear sky just as I have been walking for 48 years, and not to be killed somewhere, now," he explained.
Another volunteer, Maxim Maksimov claimed that the troops needed support in the combat zone.
"Everyone has their faults. I agree, and the authorities have shortcomings. And they have their own problems. I just think that the guys needed help a long time ago. I know this firsthand, because I have a lot of friends and acquaintances fighting," said Maksimov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the partial mobilisation of 300,000 reservists on September 21, saying it was to protect the sovereignty of both Russia and the areas holding votes on joining the federation.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Russia: 'I want my son to walk under clear sky’ - Mobilisation takes place in Kaspiysk, Krasnodar, Makhachkala
Military reservists were mobilised in Kaspiysk, Krasnodar and Makhachkala, with the called up servicemen sharing their thoughts and emotions on Thursday and Friday.
Volunteer serviceman and father of two Valeri Shevchenko from Krasnodar shared his thoughts on why he thinks the mobilisation is necessary.
"I want my son to walk calmly under a clear sky just as I have been walking for 48 years, and not to be killed somewhere, now," he explained.
Another volunteer, Maxim Maksimov claimed that the troops needed support in the combat zone.
"Everyone has their faults. I agree, and the authorities have shortcomings. And they have their own problems. I just think that the guys needed help a long time ago. I know this firsthand, because I have a lot of friends and acquaintances fighting," said Maksimov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the partial mobilisation of 300,000 reservists on September 21, saying it was to protect the sovereignty of both Russia and the areas holding votes on joining the federation.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Military reservists were mobilised in Kaspiysk, Krasnodar and Makhachkala, with the called up servicemen sharing their thoughts and emotions on Thursday and Friday.
Volunteer serviceman and father of two Valeri Shevchenko from Krasnodar shared his thoughts on why he thinks the mobilisation is necessary.
"I want my son to walk calmly under a clear sky just as I have been walking for 48 years, and not to be killed somewhere, now," he explained.
Another volunteer, Maxim Maksimov claimed that the troops needed support in the combat zone.
"Everyone has their faults. I agree, and the authorities have shortcomings. And they have their own problems. I just think that the guys needed help a long time ago. I know this firsthand, because I have a lot of friends and acquaintances fighting," said Maksimov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the partial mobilisation of 300,000 reservists on September 21, saying it was to protect the sovereignty of both Russia and the areas holding votes on joining the federation.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.