Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), addresses people in Donetsk, Ukraine, on December 25, 2014. . (EPA/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO)Moscow, Reuters—Separatists battling government troops in east Ukraine plan a general mobilization and aim to boost their fighting force to 100,000 men, one of their main leaders said on Monday.
Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying the mobilization would take place next week.
“A general mobilization is planned in the DNR in 10 days. Ten thousand men will be called up,” RIA news agency quoted Zakharchenko as saying in …read more
Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
