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| Ukrainian president signs reserve conscription decree /Defence Express |
International Military - On February 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree setting up a military reserve during the special period when Russia officially deploys troops to the Donbass.
Zelensky stressed that Ukraine needs additional Ukrainian troops and other military formations. Zelensky as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that only citizens registered in the operational reserve can take part in the Reserve Military Service.
Operational reserves are citizens who have completed their contracts and servicemen who have retired from military service. Quoted from DefenseExpress on February 23, 2022, in the near future there will be a meeting of regional defense reserves.
The strengthening of territorial defense was discussed in a meeting between the Ukrainian Foreign Minister and the US Defense Minister. This cooperation is rumored to be supporting the US in the field of air and missile defense.
In addition to conscription of military reserves, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are conducting operational exercises SAU 2C7 "Peony" to prepare for the gigantic battle that lies ahead.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are making preparations to repulse the enemy with their 203 mm Self-Propelled guns. The Artillery Division of the 43rd separate artillery brigade is armed with the 203 mm caliber 2c7 "Peony" self-propelled artillery unit.
The process of preparing the 2C7 "Peony" calculation first is to receive a combat order from the senior commander and then carry out planning against the enemy, unit preparation and selection of firing areas.
The main conditions for management are combat readiness, continuity, stability of secrecy and quality of intentional task performance.
“This is what we did in February to coordinate the work of an artillery platoon equipped with the 203mm SAU 2C7 “Peony” cannon,” Artillery Battery Commander Lt. Andriy Kotok wrote in a DefenseExpress article.
Earlier there were reports that the Russian army transferred its modernized 2C7 "Malacca" anti-aircraft gun to the Ukrainian border.