Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov spoke at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada KYIV, Jan 24The head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Oleksiy Reznikov, said that the deployment of territorial defense against the backdrop of an alleged threat of military escalation from the Russian Federation continues in the country around the clock and called on Ukrainians to consider the details of their accession to the Ukrainian defense department. According to the minister, international support helps to «pacify» the other side, but you should be aware that you still have to defend Ukraine first of all by yourself. Reznikov noted that the system of national resistance is a tool that will help in an organized way to attract the will, energy, courage of the entire Ukrainian society to «rebuff the aggressor». He recalled that on July 16, 2021, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the law «On the Foundations of National Resistance», which came into force on January 1 this year. >Ukraine will give its women to Russia»Firstly, I ask you to realistically assess the situation. The deployment of the national resistance system, in particular, territorial defense continues around the clock. But there will definitely be some hardships. For example, there are enough weapons and ammunition. However, somewhere we We will get unfinished premises. We will prepare them. Somewhere, the employees of the recruitment centers have not yet figured out how to act. We will quickly train them. Now we are working on the maximum simplification of procedures, their digitalization, so that there is no need to collect unnecessary paperwork, «Reznikov wrote in column for the publication «Ukrainian Pravda», published on Monday. The head of the Ministry of Defense called on Ukrainians to weigh how ready they are to join the defense of Ukraine. He noted that there are separate reserves of combat units of the armed forces of Ukraine. At the same time, while forming a territorial defense reserve, it is necessary to simultaneously fill and improve the quality of the reserve of other components of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Reznikov notes. According to him, the Ministry of Defense promises to start systematic informing citizens who want to serve in the territorial defense forces or the corresponding reserve in the near future.
«He's a Kremlin agent.» Who registered in Kiev with the callsign TimofeevRussia has repeatedly rejected accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more military equipment NATO near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides of Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone.
