‘Do the mathematics, the Russian method’: Ukraine minister's question on mobilisation | World News

As Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced partial mobilisation of its 2 million-strong navy reserves amid Moscow's invasion of Ukriane, Ukraine's defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov raised a mathematical query for the Russians.

“Arithmetic the Russian method. The most well-liked math drawback for Russian schoolchildren and their mother and father this fall,” the minister stated in a tweet asking how lengthy will Russia's battle in opposition to Ukraine misplaced if it continues till all of Moscow's mobilised troops are killed.

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“Do the mathematics. Give it some thought,” he added.

Asserting the transfer for a partial call-up Vladimir Putin stated that the choice was taken “to defend the motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity”. The decision-up has been seen as an escalation by the West with the US and different international locations slamming Putin's transfer that comes at a time when Russia's invasion has confronted extreme setbacks in Ukraine.