Zelensky To Conscript 500 Thousand New Troops

President Zelensky holds his annual press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday amid mounting concern over the future of western military aid and Ukraine’s ability to hold back a renewed Russian offensive.

It comes after a Ukrainian general said troops along the entire front line were facing ammunition shortages and had been forced to downsize some operations because of a decrease in foreign assistance.

“The volumes we have are not sufficient, given our needs,” General Tarnavskyi said on Monday. 19 December 2023