Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that a balance was needed between mobilising troops and keeping the war-ravaged economy running, Paralel.Az reports citing Reuters.

Answering a question from a worker during his visit to an industrial facility in Kropyvnytskyi in central Ukraine, Zelenskyy said filling jobs was vital to paying for soldiers' salaries and Ukraine's defence efforts.

"Everyone is interested in having fully staffed factories. This is important to us. We cannot afford to lose our army and its reserves, but it is also very much needed that we have workers for our jobs. We must find balance," he said.