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Russia at war not so much with Ukrainian army as with collective West
Russia is at war not so much with the Ukrainian army as with the "collective West," the nation's defense minister said on Wednesday (Sep 21) after a partial military mobilization was announced in Russia.
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (Sep 21) ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its "nuclear blackmail" that Moscow would respond with the might of all its vast arsenal.
Sergei Shoigu said a "Western Command" is based in Ukraine's capital Kyiv and has been directing the military operation in Ukraine.
He claimed that over 1,000 foreign mercenaries are fighting for Ukraine.
Shoigu alleged that the entire NATO satellite constellation are working against Russia in Ukraine.
He underlined that all kinds of arms of Russian army, including the "nuclear triad," are fulfilling the task set by Putin as part of operation.
Following months of silence on Russia's losses in the conflict, Shoigu said Russia's casualties from the "special military operation" in Ukraine stands at 5,937.
Putin said in a televised address to the nation: "If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we use all available means to protect our people - this is not a bluff.”
UK says Putin's threats must be taken seriously
Putin said he had signed a decree on a partial mobilisation, which significantly escalates the conflict.
Putin said his aim was to "liberate" east Ukraine's Donbas region, and that most people in the regions under Russian control did not want to be ruled by Kyiv.
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