{"id":1415104,"date":"2026-07-26T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1415104"},"modified":"2026-07-25T11:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T08:33:49","slug":"zelenskyy-on-the-new-wave-of-mobilization-in-russia-we-need-to-defend-preemptively-against-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-on-the-new-wave-of-mobilization-in-russia-we-need-to-defend-preemptively-against-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy on the New Wave of Mobilization in Russia: We Need to Defend Preemptively Against This"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said this in his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/4590885911133625?locale=uk_UA\">evening address<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Right now, the Russians are losing more of their troops at the front than they&#8217;re recruiting, and Putin still plans to increase attacks and expand this war. 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We need to defend ourselves preemptively against this \u2014 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,&#8221; Zelenskyy noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As previously reported, ISW stated that the Kremlin is creating conditions for announcing mobilization and is preparing for unrest in Russia.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/a-truce-tomorrow-would-be-better-than-fighting-10-20-years-for-victory-zelenskyy\/\">A Truce Tomorrow Would Be Better Than Fighting 10-20 Years for Victory \u2014 Zelenskyy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin plans to expand &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1389842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,53,36422,55,50],"tags":[76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1415104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-russia-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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