Ukrainian parliament approves partial mobilisation
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Kiev (dpa) - Ukrainian lawmakers on Monday backed a decree by interim President Oleksandr Turchynov to partially mobilise the country's armed forces.
The mobilisation means that 40,000 reservists will be called up,20,000 each by the armed forces and the national guard, Andriy Parubiy, the head of the Ukraine's security council, told parliament, according to local media.
The move comes on day after Crimeans voted to join Russia in a controversial referendum.
