500 workers from the plant would be ordered to fight in Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine
In a recent article in Newsweek Putin wants to pull steel workers out of the mill and into the war.
BY ZOE STROZEWSKI ON 9/21/22 AT 11:07 AM EDT
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said in a new report that between 200 and 500 workers from the plant would be ordered to fight in Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. As a result, operations at the plant will be temporarily suspended, the report added.
Putin said in an address that the order would apply only to Russian citizens currently in the reserves and those who have served in the army with “certain military specialties and relevant experience.”
He said those being drafted would receive additional training before being sent to units, and that the mobilization was needed to “protect the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Russia.”
