hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president putin has announced a partial military mobilisation to help fight the war ukraine. in a television address, president putin said the west wanted the end of russia just as it had brought the soviet union to an end. it comes a day after russian occupied territories in ukraine announced votes on joining russia. that mobilisation the first since world war ii is aimed at those with previous military experience and begins today. 300,000 reservists will also be called up to reinforce the russian military in ukraine. mr putin also said that he would support independence in areas of eastern ukraine currently controlled by russia backed separatists. here s some of what president putin said in his address on russian television. translation: | repeat, | we are talking of a partial mobilisation only. 0nly people in the military reserve will be drafted. the priority will be on people who served in the armed