The mayor of Kharkiv made the announcement, urging the public to urgently go to metro stations, bomb shelters and basements.
In the streets of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, guns were distributed to the public in the back of trucks. Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said in a statement that 18,000 automatic weapons were distributed to the public in Kiev.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced that people over the age of 60 will also be recruited.
“After the reconciliation we reached with the Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, I have decided to include people over the age of 60 who are in good physical and mental condition, who will resist and defeat the enemy,” said Ukraine’s Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov.
Ukrainian Ministry of Defense: “We need everyone who can handle a gun, there is no age limit.” said.
President of Ukraine Zelensky signed the decree declaring general mobilization across the country. Men between the ages of 18-60 were prohibited from leaving the country.
