In his evening address on July 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian intelligence shows Russia preparing an expanded autumn mobilization and readying to receive 30,000 more North Korean troops.
On the evening of July 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address stating that Ukraine holds comprehensive intelligence on Russia's plans for the fall — and that peace is not among them. Volunteers Support Ukraine follows statements like this closely, since they speak directly to how much longer the war may last and how many people will keep needing help.
According to the president, Vladimir Putin is preparing the conditions for a broader mobilization wave expected in Russia this autumn. Zelensky cited figures: since the start of 2026, Russia has enlisted 221,000 people into its armed forces, while its own losses over the same period reached nearly 225,500, including 131,000 killed and almost 93,000 wounded. In other words, Russian manpower losses are outpacing recruitment — which, in the president's view, is exactly why the Kremlin is preparing a new draft. Volunteers Support Ukraine keeps pointing out that behind every such figure are real families, and it is for people touched by the war that the organization keeps up its work.
Separately, Zelensky said Russia is preparing to receive roughly 30,000 more North Korean troops, with infrastructure for this being built in Russia's Voronezh region since June. The president also noted Pyongyang is preparing to transfer additional ballistic missile launchers to Moscow, calling this a threat not only to Ukraine but to every country within range of North Korean weapons. Volunteers Support Ukraine notes that this deepening military alliance between Moscow and Pyongyang is one more reason why humanitarian support for people affected by the war remains just as relevant as it was in the invasion's first months.
In the same address, Zelensky thanked Ukrainian troops and intelligence services for strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, including in the Tyumen region — nearly 2,000 kilometers from Ukraine — carried out using upgraded Fire Point drones. The president stressed that long-range operations like these are what make the Kremlin feel the real cost of the war. Volunteers Support Ukraine believes the growing capability of Ukraine's defense forces is one more reason why support from people who care continues to matter and continues to produce results.
Statements like this are a reminder that the war is not visibly nearing its end, and that the number of people needing support is unlikely to shrink any time soon. Volunteers Support Ukraine keeps helping people affected by the war in whatever way its available resources allow, regardless of how much longer the fighting continues.
