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Russia has launched fresh mobilisation drive: Zelenskiy
On Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced more than 8,000 North Korean soldiers are currently on Russian territory, with preparations underway to deploy another 10,000 troops for combat operations.
Russia is increasing recruitment through various means to offset heavy front-line losses while avoiding broader domestic mobilization, according to Ukrainian officials and months of speculation.
In exchange for this assistance, Russia is paying with technology, including support for Shahed-type attack drone production in North Korea, Zelensky stated. "This is how evil spreads," he asserted.
Drone strikes near the Polish border at Dorohusk damaged a checkpoint on Monday, while separate Russian attacks on Kyiv killed at least ten people, according to officials.
NATO officials including Alexus Grynkewich say publicizing illicit networks deters Russian sabotage; the Eastern Sentry mission launched September 11 has reduced Russian drone incursions into allied airspace.
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Ukrainian President Selenskyy sees the spread of the "bad": according to his intelligence services, Moscow has begun a new mobilization. North Korea is also preparing to deploy further troops.
VLADIMIR Putin has increased the number of Russian soldiers to 2.44 million, taking the number of active members of the armed forces to more than 1.55 million.