The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that over 137 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 316 soldiers have been wounded since the Russian invasion began early on Thursday.
Zelensky who announced this in a video message posted on his Facebook page also said that other states were “afraid” to support Ukraine’s accession to NATO.
More so, the country’s Interior Ministry of Defense on Thursday also announced that all Ukrainian men ages 18 through 60 will be barred from leaving the country.
Read message below:
“The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reports that due to the imposition of martial law in Ukraine, the departure of a certain category of citizens from Ukraine is temporarily restricted.
“In particular, male citizens of Ukraine aged 18 to 60 are prohibited from leaving Ukraine.
“Such a rule will apply for the period of martial law. We ask citizens to take this information into account.”
The Ukrainian government also made its decision known to give firearms to any citizen willing to fight Russian troops.
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