Tag: mobilisation
It will ‘take months’ for Putin’s recruits to be ready to fight - former brigadier general Peter Zwack tells
"These people are older, untrained and unfit. It will take months. 300,000 is an aspirational thought." Russian troops recruited to fight Ukraine are ‘all veterans’ who ‘don’t want to be part of this’, former brigadier general Peter Zwack tells #TimesRadi...
Putin declaration is 'worrying escalation', says foreign minister
In response to President Putin's address, foreign minister Gillian Keegan said his declaration is a "worrying escalation" of the war in Ukraine, which began in February. She added that the threats should be taken "seriously" and told Ukrainians "we're the...
Is Putin about to call a full military mobilisation? - former military officer Frank Ledwidge tells
"They [Russia] are agitating for a full military mobilisation, which frankly won’t do them any good."The Russian army is ‘in a big mess militarily’ as Ukraine continues their counteroffensives, former military officer Frank Ledwidge tells #TimesRadio.