How much use is Ukraine's order for general mobilization? | DW News

Russian forces would enter areas outside Kyiv on Friday, a top Ukrainian defense official has said. Ukraine's president called on the international community to help his country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree on the general mobilization of the population in the wake of Russia's invasion. Conscripts and reservists will be called up over the next 90 days to "ensure the defense of the state, maintaining combat and mobilization readiness," an entry on the Ukrainian presidency's website said. "We have been left alone to defend our state," Zelenskyy said in a video address to the nation after midnight. "Who is ready to fight alongside us? I don't see anyone. Who is ready to give Ukraine a guarantee of NATO membership? Everyone is afraid," he added.
The Ukrainian leader vowed to continue fighting, saying that "a new iron curtain" was falling between Russia and the West. Ukraine's border guard said that males aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave the country in a statement posted on its Facebook account. The restriction will last for the duration of the period of martial law in Ukraine.

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