President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Archival photoMOSCOW, April 12Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree according to which spring conscription and demobilization of conscripts from the army are canceled in Ukraine, Strana.ua reports. «Zelensky signed a decree canceling spring conscription and demobilization from the army of previously drafted conscripts,» the publication said. On February 24, Zelensky announced that martial law was being introduced throughout the country. Later, the regime was extended for another 30 days from March 26. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. And he liked it
