According to Ukrinform, Zelensky made the remarks in his evening video address.

"We have comprehensive intelligence reports on Russia’s plans for the fall. What is not in Russia’s plans is peace. Unfortunately, not yet. 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 Forces. During the same period, Russian casualties have amounted to nearly 225,500, among them 131,000 killed and almost 93,000 wounded. A significant share of those wounds are severe, as frontline medical care in Russia is catastrophically poor," Zelensky said.

According to the Ukrainian President, Putin is preparing to 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. Our long-range operations and our mid-range strikes are helping with this. More and more Russians are noticing Putin’s war, taking losses because of it, and thinking that this war should not be dragged out. We see this," Zelensky said.

The President also drew attention to Russia's military cooperation with North Korea.

"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. North Korea is also preparing to transfer additional launchers for ballistic missiles to Russia. This is a threat not only to Ukraine. Russia is helping North Korea learn how to wage war, improve its weapons, and gain real combat experience in using them. All of this is a threat to everyone in Asia who is within range of North Korean missiles. We will counter this," Zelensky stressed.

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As previously reported by Ukrinform, President Zelensky said that Putin intends to expand Russia's war against Ukraine and intensify attacks.

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine