Ukraine president, Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he believes that Russian special forces have entered the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv and have earmarked him to be killed by all means possible.
In a video statement late Thursday, February 24, Zelensky, clad in military camouflage said: "According to our information, the enemy marked me as target No. 1, my family, as target No. 2. They want to destroy Ukraine politically by destroying the head of state. We have information that enemy sabotage groups have entered Kyiv.
He added: "I am staying in the government quarter together with others."
He also announced that Ukrainian males aged 18-60 are banned from leaving the country, in order to support the country militarily against Russian attacks as he orders a general military mobilization.
In a declaration signed late Thursday, Zelensky said that "in order to ensure the defense of the state, maintaining combat and mobilization readiness of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations, a broad-based mobilization was ordered, including in the capital, Kyiv and all Ukraine's major cities."
"Mobilization shall be carried out within 90 days from the date of entry into force of this Decree," the announcement said.
The mobilization also instructed "the Security Service of Ukraine to take counterintelligence measures during the general mobilization."
It ordered the "conscription of conscripts, reservists for military service, their delivery to military units and institutions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" and other state security services.
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