Ukraine's Defense Ministry calls for general mobilization; Kharkiv is breached

Strana.ua reported that Ukrainian Defense Ministry Secretary Dmitry Lazutkin called on Kiev to announce a nationwide mobilization in connection with the current dire war situation.

Russia's opening of a new front has left the Ukrainian Army with no strategic reserves to deploy into battle. Photo: Getty.

Accordingly, if the general mobilization order is announced, peaceful life in Ukraine will end. The intensity of the war is changing and Ukraine also needs to change to adapt.

“It is quite unfair that while soldiers are in the line of fire at the front, others live a quiet life in the rear. It is clear that this is about to end,” said Dmitry Lazutkin.

On May 9, Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky signed a law extending the country’s general mobilization and martial law for 90 days. At the same time, Ukrainian sources said that 11,000 criminal defendants in Ukraine will be mobilized to the front lines. All those convicted can exchange their detention time for fighting on the front lines.

Also according to Strana.ua, staff of the Ukrainian military recruitment center along with the authorities brought the summons to veteran Oleg Simoroz, who lost both legs.

“To be exempted from military service, I had to go through a series of complicated procedures. Despite the fact that I was wounded in combat, they still came to me every six months and repeated the procedure of stamping exemption on my military ID card,” said Mr. Oleg Simoroz.

There have been many cases of Ukrainian civil servants being taken away by the Ukrainian military conscripts while on duty. There was a case of a bus driver being drafted into the army while driving, or a citizen of the Sunny region who was declared completely healthy while undergoing a medical examination and was drafted into the army in the Kharkiv region.

Regarding the war situation in Kharkiv, from May 10, Ukraine began evacuating people from the war zone. A total of 970 people were evacuated from Tsirkunovskaya, Lipetsk and Volchansk.

According to information from the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Northern Task Force has taken full control of five settlements in Kharkov: Borisovka, Ogurtsovo, Pletenevka, Pylnaya and Strelechya.

Russian offensive units continue to expand their control zone north of Vovchansk and Lyptsi, with about 10 Ukrainian villages falling in the past 48 hours, covering an area of ​​more than 100 square kilometers.

The Ukrainian army is deploying reserve forces to Kharkiv province. However, the process is quite difficult as all roads and bridges have been destroyed by Russian fire. Direct roads to Volchansk and Liptsi are blocked.

Ukrainian people are being evacuated from the war zone in Kharkov. Photo: Reuters

Rybar channel confirms that in the direction of Slobozhansky, the Russian army continues to rapidly advance south, taking control of the settlements of Hlyboke and Tykhe. Fighting is taking place in the northern outskirts of Volchansk, as well as in Izbytske and Staritsa.

The best advance of the Russian army has advanced about 5km into Ukraine in a 50km strip along the border northeast of Kharkiv. While other attack lines continue to attack.

In the first attack, Strilcha, Pylna and Borysivka were captured. Clashes with Kiev forces continued around Krasne and on the northern outskirts of Hlyboke.

Second, the Russian army advanced to Zelene and is fighting fiercely there.

Third, Russian soldiers have crossed the border in the direction of Starytsia.

The fourth prong successfully took control of Ohirtseve and Pletenivka.

The assault on Volchansk, the largest settlement in the Kharkiv border region, is underway from three directions. From the northwest, the Russian task force is advancing toward Hatyshche. From the north, the Russian thrust is aimed at the airport and the meat processing plant. From the east, Russian troops have captured the heights overlooking the Vovcha valley and are advancing toward Tykhe. The threat to Volchansk will continue to increase over the next few days.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/chien-su-nga-ukraine-hom-nay-ngay-1252024-bo-quoc-phong-ukraine-keu-goi-tong-dong-vien-kharkov-bi-cong-pha-319641.html