Is Russia preparing a new spring offensive in Ukraine? | DW News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that Ukrainian troops are fighting in Russia's Belgorod region. Zelenskyy has said the move into Kursk and other Russian territory aims to divert Russian forces from Ukraine.
But Russia is on a major recruitment drive -- the largest draft since its war against Georgia. Rights groups fear the government might force many of these conscripts to sign military contracts - which mean they could be sent to fight.

00:00 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says its troops are fighting in Russia's Belgorod region.
01:06 Russia ramps up recruitment of new soldiers

05:36 Valentyn Nalyvaichenko a former head of the Security Service of Ukraine and an MP for the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" tells DW where he thinks new Russian recruits will end up fighting.

14:12 DW Correspondent Jan-Philipp Scholz in Kyiv reports on Ukrainian troops in Belgorod

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Post from DW News on April 08, 2025

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