Kyiv, March 17, 2014. A story about the announcement of partial mobilization.
Comments: Head of the Recruitment Service of the Main Directorate of the National Guard of Ukraine Mykhailo Kardynal; volunteers wishing to mobilize to the National Guard of Ukraine; People's Deputy of Ukraine Oleksandr Kuzmuk; Leader of the Svoboda faction in the VO Oleh Tyahnybok; People's Deputy of Ukraine from the Party of Regions Hanna Herman; People's Deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Kudrya.
Reference: Ukrainian Volunteer Day is a public holiday celebrated in Ukraine every year on March 14. The date was chosen in honor of the events of 2014, when the first volunteer battalions went to train in Novy Petrivtsi before being sent to the combat zone. On this day, everyone who voluntarily joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, volunteer formations and other defense forces and were the first to defend the country from Russian aggression is honored.