Vladimir Putin said that there are no factors for additional mobilization in Russia.

The President mentioned this during a press conference following the results of participation in the EAEU summit, which was held in Bishkek.

“There are no such factors today, they are not visible,” he said, answering a clarifying question from a journalist about the possibility of a new mobilization in Russia.

The President recalled that as part of the partial mobilization, 300,000 people were drafted into the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, of which 150,000 are in the zone of a special military operation in Ukraine.

As the head of state clarified, of those who are in the group in the special operation zone, only 77 thousand are in combat units.

At the same time, the rest is "in second or third positions."

"What additional mobilization?"

Putin asked.

The President also spoke about the course of the special operation and the process of resolving the situation in Ukraine.

He explained his statement made during a meeting with members of the Human Rights Council.

Then the president said that the appearance of the results of the JEE could be a long process.

“As for the duration of the SVO, I meant the duration of the regulation process,” Putin specified.

At the same time, the head of state stressed that all participants in this process will have to "agree with the realities that are developing" on the ground.

As Putin noted, "SBO is going on as usual."

“Everything is stable with us.

There are no questions and no problems today,” he said.

The Russian leader added that he regularly works with the Ministry of Defense on the supply of the Russian military and discusses these issues with the department almost every day.

At the same time, the president admitted that the NWO in Ukraine could have started earlier, but in the past Russia was of the opinion that the situation could be resolved through the implementation of the Minsk agreements.

“Apparently, we got our bearings late, to be honest.

Maybe it should have started earlier.

We just hoped that we would still be able to agree within the framework of these peaceful Minsk agreements, ”he said.

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In this regard, Putin expressed his disappointment with the recent speech of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the German media, during which she spoke of the Minsk agreements as an attempt to give Ukraine time.

According to Putin, against the background of such statements, a question of trust arises.

As Putin said, for him Merkel's statement was "absolutely unexpected, it is disappointing."

The President explained that in the past he always proceeded from the fact that the leadership of Germany behaves sincerely in relations with the Russian Federation.

“And so trust, of course, is almost at zero, but after statements of this kind, of course, the question arises: how to negotiate something?

And is it possible to negotiate with someone?

And where are the guarantees?

the President asked.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - about the course of the NWO

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry spoke about the course of a special military operation in Ukraine.

According to the agency, in the Kupyansk direction, Russian servicemen attacked accumulations of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As a result, more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle and two vehicles were destroyed.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, Russian troops continued their offensive operations, repelling counterattacks by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the day, more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles and four pickup trucks were destroyed in this direction.

In turn, more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and two pickup trucks were destroyed in the Donetsk direction in a day.

In the South-Donetsk direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to attack the positions of Russian units in the direction of several settlements in the Zaporozhye region.

  • The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - on the results of the strikes of Russian troops on the Armed Forces of Ukraine

As a result of the infliction of fire damage, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were dispersed and thrown back to their original positions.

Enemy losses amounted to 80 soldiers killed and wounded.

As part of the counter-battery fight in the Zaporozhye region, temporary firing positions were opened and six launchers of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) made in the USA and MARS II made in Germany were defeated.

In addition, an American AN / TPQ-50 counter-battery radar was destroyed on the territory of the DPR.

The launcher of the Tochka-U tactical missile system was destroyed in the Kharkiv region, and the installations of the Uragan MLRS and the Grad MLRS were also hit in the DPR.

In addition, air defense systems shot down three rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system per day.