Mobilization goes ‘according to the plan’,- Zelensky
Source: Zelensky’s press conference
As the mobilization campaign in Ukraine is “going according to the plan”, the Ukrainian army is now facing a new issue – they don’t have enough training grounds to provide trainings to its new conscripts, said Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday.
He sounded optimistic describing the pace of the conscription.
“Our military [leaders] report everything is going according to their plan. As for training grounds, their number is insufficient. Can they be expanded? We are having them expended. Can we have them abroad? Yes,” noted Zelensky.
He also said that a recent security pact with Poland can help sort out the training facilities issue.
According to reports, the number of Ukrainian conscripts doubled over the last two months after the mobilization law got an update in April. While Ukraine’s defense ministry confirmed the rise in conscription numbers it though failed to offer a specific number.
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