11 августа 2026

There was a report from the Defense Intelligence – Oleh Ivashchenko – on Russia’s preparations for mobilization. Everything is confirmed by internal Russian documents – they are preparing it for the fall, right after the imitation of parliamentary elections. Putin’s plan is not particularly complicated. He wants to create the impression that Russians supposedly support the war – every party still permitted to run is, one way or another, against peace. And then, after the so-called elections, he plans an additional rapid mobilization of several hundred thousand Russians by the end of the year, plus just as many more next year. This will be on top of the recruitment they are trying to carry out through contract enlistment. We are preparing for our own active operations – to make it as difficult as possible for Russia to carry out such plans. I have assigned the relevant tasks to our intelligence agencies and Ukraine’s special services.