We’ve lost 137 soldiers since start of Russian invasion, says President Zelensky
By Kola Alhassan with agency reports
The Ukrainian government has announced that Ukrainian men between age 18 and 60 would not be allowed to leave the country.
This was made known in a statement by the country’s Interior Ministry of Defense yesterday.
The statement reads: “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.”
Meanwhile,Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that at least 137 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since the Russian invasion began on Thursday, with 316 soldiers wounded.
Also, Zelensky in a message posted on his Facebook page noted that other states were scared of supporting Ukraine’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
In a related development, the Ukrainian government has also decided to give arms to any citizen who wants to fight Russian troops.
The President said in a statement:
“We will give weapons to anyone who wants to defend the country. Be ready to support Ukraine in the squares of our cities. We will lift sanctions on all citizens of Ukraine who are ready to defend our country as part of territorial defense with weapons in hands.”
