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50,000 Reservists Face Mobilization Under Presidential Decree

January 15 2015

Ukraine

President Petro Poroshenko has authorized a three-stage military mobilization in Ukraine this year, reports Sputnik news (Russia).

The mobilization is set to begin on Jan. 20. Around 50,000 reservists will be called up during the mobilization program, according to the Defense Ministry.

Last year, the government similarly conducted three waves of mobilization after the start of the conflict with the Russian-backed Donetsk and Luhansk "republics" in the southeastern part of the...

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