# Ukraine war latest: Budanov says Ukraine must mobilize at least 30,000 people monthly

https://mins.news/en/item/36002

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-28 17:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-148/

> Presidential Office head Kyrylo Budanov said Ukraine cannot mobilize fewer than 30,000 people a month and that ending the war soon is “unrealistic.” Overnight, Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Yaroslavl oil refinery and damaged a Tu-95 bomber at Engels air base. Ukraine’s agriculture minister said Russian strikes have destroyed 90% of the country’s modern storage facilities, while saying there is no threat of hunger.

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