Ukraine War, Day 1,614: Zelensky - Putin Preparing to Expand Russia's Mobilization - EUROPE SAYS
Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (Reuters)EA on TVP World: Is Trump Camp Swinging Towards Support of Ukraine v. Russia’s Invasion?Saturday’s Coverage: 10 Killed, 100+ Wounded in. . .
Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (Reuters)EA on TVP World: Is Trump Camp Swinging Towards Support of Ukraine v. Russia’s Invasion?Saturday’s Coverage: 10 Killed, 100+ Wounded in Russia Strike on Kyiv Arms ExhibitionTehran has accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, killing one sailor and injuring another. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky had posted of “very strong results” with long-range strikes on “vessels used in military cargo shipments involving Iran, as well as a warship” in the Caspian. Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran over the “hostile and criminal” attack. Zelensky subsequently posted that Russia has assisted Tehran, during the US-Israel War on Tehran, with satellite imagery of US military sites in Gulf States. Russia fired ballistic missiles on Kyiv overnight, striking an 18-story residential building. Multiple explosions were heard just before 12:30 a. m. A fire was reported at an unspecified “non-residential site” in the Solomianskyi district. Several cars and an four-story abandoned building were also set ablaze. No casualties were reported. In his nightly address to the nation, Zelensky noted that Russian casualties now exceed the call-up of personnel. During 2026, Russia has lost almost 225,500 men — 131,000 killed and almost 93,000 wounded — as 221,000 joined the Russian Armed Forces. Ukraine’s General Staff says the Kremlin has lost 1,419,090 personnel during its invasion. The pace of the losses has increased amid increasing Ukrainian effectiveness, particularly with drones, and the unending Russian assault on the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. Zelensky asserted:Putin is preparing to simply send more Russians to war. He disguises it with different words and signals, but that is what he is preparing to do. It is crucial that, together with our partners, we exert enough pressure on Russia so that the idea of ending this aggression becomes the dominant one – the idea of peace, not of another Russian mobilization. The President warned, “Russia wants to receive another 30,000 troops from North Korea. Since June, preparations have been underway in Russia’s Voronezh region to receive them. ”In autumn 2024, North Korea despatched around 12,000 men to Russia as the Kremlin faced Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into the Kerch region. We have comprehensive intelligence reports on Russia’s plans for the fall. Putin is preparing the conditions for expanding mobilization. His casualty figures speak for themselves. In less than seven months this year, 221,000 people have joined the ranks of the Russian Armed…pic. twitter. com/VnMpIX0xV3— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa)July 25, 2026