Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)
(Picture: AP)President Vladimir Putin has ordered a partial mobilisation in Russia after nearly seven months of fighting in Ukraine.
In a televised address on Wednesday, the president said: “To protect our motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to ensure the safety of our people and people in the liberated territories, I consider it necessary to support the proposal of the defence ministry and the general staff to conduct a partial mobilisation in the Russian Federation.”
