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Zelensky: Putin to Draft 300-500k Post-Election, 1.4 M Casualties.

7/28/2026

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said President Vladimir Putin will call up 300,000-500,000 soldiers in October.
He warned draft will follow the September 21 State Duma elections because Putin fears backlash.
Intelligence reports 221,000 recruits and 225,500 Russian casualties this year, bringing total losses since February 2022 to 1.4 million.
Zelenskyy said Moscow fields roughly 12,000 North Korean soldiers and seeks 30,000 more.
A poll shows only one in four Russians support the war.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said President Vladimir Putin will call up 300,000-500,000 soldiers in October.
He warned draft will follow the September 21 State Duma elections because Putin fears backlash.
Intelligence reports 221,000 recruits and 225,500 Russian casualties this year, bringing total losses since February 2022 to 1.4 million.
Zelenskyy said Moscow fields roughly 12,000 North Korean soldiers and seeks 30,000 more.
A poll shows only one in four Russians support the war.