Putin will draft 300,000 new troops after September elections, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskiy said Russia plans to add 300,000 troops after parliamentary elections, with another mobilization possible in 2027 to reach 500,000.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy claimed Russia plans to draft 300,000 additional troops following Parliamentary elections set for September 18–20, as Moscow seeks to bolster its offensive in eastern Ukraine.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Kyiv opened a "Pandora's box" by striking economic targets, vowing Russia would retaliate against Ukraine's "most sensitive economic sectors."
- Ukraine faces a $27 billion defense funding gap this year, with Kyiv's air force requesting 360 missile interceptors to counter expected winter strikes on the energy grid.
- Zelenskiy described Russia's strategy as a "peripheral mobilisation" targeting far-flung regions, with Moscow aiming to reach an overall goal of 500,000 troops by 2027.
- Moscow aims to produce up to 1,300 ballistic missiles annually, while Kyiv secured agreements with France for a SAMP air-defense system and Germany for 600 PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptors through 2028.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Ukraine fears Russian troops surge
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is concerned Russia will mobilise another 300,000 troops later this year.
Ukrainian leaders claim that Russia has lost more than 150,000 soldiers in the war this year, but Moscow is planning to recruit an additional 300,000 troops after the parliamentary elections next month.
Zelensky predicts new Russian mobilization after elections as Moscow seeks to advance on the front
Ukraine believes that Russia is planning to recruit another 300,000 troops to strengthen the troops fighting in Ukrainian territory. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Vladimir Putin's plan to increase the military force will begin to be implemented after the parliamentary elections Russia will hold in mid-September. Moscow forces are advancing in an offensive to capture the rest of the industrialized Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, w…
After the elections in the Russian Federation, a new mobilization of 300 thousand people may be announced - Zelensky Zelensky said that after the September elections, Russia may involve 300 thousand soldiers in 2026. The decision on mobilization has not been confirmed.
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