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Zelensky Warns Russia to Mobilize Hundreds-Thousands Post-Election

8/12/2026

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia will mobilize several hundred thousand people in the autumn after the September 18–20 parliamentary election.
He warned the Kremlin plans a similar mobilization the following year.
He claimed President Vladimir Putin wants to create the impression that Russians support the war, citing Russian documents presented by Defence Intelligence head Oleh Ivashchenko.
Ukraine is preparing active measures and has tasked its intelligence services to hinder the mobilization.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia will mobilize several hundred thousand people in the autumn after the September 18–20 parliamentary election.
He warned the Kremlin plans a similar mobilization the following year.
He claimed President Vladimir Putin wants to create the impression that Russians support the war, citing Russian documents presented by Defence Intelligence head Oleh Ivashchenko.
Ukraine is preparing active measures and has tasked its intelligence services to hinder the mobilization.