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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans to expand the war against Ukraine and increase attacks on it, that he needs more Russians to take part in assaults, and that the Ukrainian state needs to defend itself preemptively against this.
He said this in his evening address, UATV English reports.
The head of state said Ukrainian authorities have clear intelligence information that Russia is preparing a new, fairly significant wave of mobilization for the fall.
“Right now, the Russians are losing more of their troops at the front than they’re recruiting, and Putin still plans to increase attacks and expand this war. He needs more Russians to take part in assaults. We need to defend ourselves preemptively against this — at every level: at the front, in our long-range sanctions, also in mid-range strikes, in our diplomacy, and of course in communicating with everyone capable of supporting life, capable of bringing peace closer,” Zelenskyy noted.
As previously reported, ISW stated that the Kremlin is creating conditions for announcing mobilization and is preparing for unrest in Russia.
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