Russia Has Launched Fresh Mobilisation Drive: Zelenskiy
Zelenskiy said Russia is recruiting more foreigners and preparing to deploy another 10,000 troops, while North Korean drone production has begun with Russian support.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported on Tuesday that about 8,000 North Korean soldiers are currently on Russian territory, with preparations underway to deploy an additional 10,000 troops for training and transfer.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a new mobilization drive to offset heavy losses on the front lines, paying for North Korean assistance by providing technical support for Shahed-type attack drone production on North Korean territory.
- A jet-powered drone struck Ukrainian territory 2 kilometers from the Dorohusk-Yahodyn border crossing with Poland on Monday, damaging a checkpoint building, according to Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz; no casualties were reported.
- Russian air strikes against western Ukraine triggered an air-raid alert in Poland's Lublin region, prompting Zelenskiy to warn that "this is how evil spreads, and how a threat to life in one part of the world spreads to other parts."
- Zelenskiy urged international governments to counter Russia's recruitment of foreign nationals into its military ranks, stating that "this can only be overcome together" and requiring unified global coordination to address the escalating mobilization threat.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has launched a new mobilization campaign and plans to recruit additional foreign nationals. He cited intelligence from Ukrainian security services. “The Russians are also planning to recruit additional foreigners,” Zelensky said in an evening video address. Moscow has so far dismissed concerns about mobilization The possibility of Russia launching a new mobilization to compensate for losses on t…
The Russian armed forces have recently suffered significant losses in Ukraine. According to Kyiv, a new mobilization in Russia is expected.
Due to high losses on the battlefield, a new mobilization in Russia is being speculated over time. According to Ukrainian President Selenskyy, the point for Moscow has now been reached. The Kremlin is also taking a step further in terms of military spending.
Russia has launched fresh mobilisation drive: Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy alleges a new military mobilisation drive has begun in Russia, with foreigners also involved.
According to the Ukrainian President, Russia is throwing many more soldiers into battle, including thousands of North Koreans. Moscow is planning the highest military expenditures since the beginning of the war in 2027.
EADaily, 28 September 2026. Vladimir Zelensky, the head of the Kiev regime, announced that Russia had begun to mobilize further, as he announced with the evening video message.
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