In the event of an aggravation of the military situation in the Donbass, first of all, the reservists will be called into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was in an interview with LIGA. Net reported Chief of Staff Viktor Muzhenko.

"Reservists already know which units are going to be trained. And in the future, in the event of an aggravation of the situation, it will also be about the mobilization reserve call, "he said..

Muzhenko reminded that over six waves of mobilization in the Armed Forces were mobilized more than 200 thousand. human. Almost all of them have already been released from service, although some of them have signed a contract.

"We have a powerful operational reserve. More than 100 thousand reservists. Every year we hold training camps with them, that is, the training of reservists continues.

First and foremost, we are talking about reservists, which are intended for manning combat brigades and combat military units - every year in every brigade we call on a thousand servicemen, "he said..

According to him, last year called for about 10,000 such reservists, this year the figure will be doubled. "This is only for the combat brigades. In addition, the territorial reserve is being prepared - in the form of various gatherings, classes that are organized on a territorial basis. Last year, the total training of all reservists covered about 60 thousand, and this year we plan to increase these figures by at least a half times, "said Muzhenko.