Ukrainian Armed Forces put on full combat alert – General Staff

09:56, 26.11.2018 1 min read

 Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko has ordered to bring the formations and units into full combat readiness on the basis of a decision of the National Security and Defense Council on the introduction of martial law, the General Staff has reported.

"Based on the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on the introduction of the legal regime of martial law, Chief of the General Staff - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine [Viktor Muzhenko] ordered to bring the Ukrainian armed forces into full combat readiness," the message reads.