Ukraine Declares Russia’s Summer Offensive a Failure
Ukraine’s top general Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia’s spring and summer offensives of 2025 had failed to achieve key objectives. Moscow had aimed to take Pokrovsk, seize all of Donetsk, and secure “buffer zones” in the north, but none of those goals were met.
Ukraine’s resilience, despite being outgunned in artillery, signals that Russia’s war effort is again bogged down. This could affect both battlefield morale and international support for Kyiv.
Ukrainian Command: Syrskyi emphasized that Russian “thousand cuts” tactics — sending many small assault groups — had been blunted, though fighting remains intense.
Russian Military: Has not admitted failure, instead framing its advances in Donetsk as slow but steady. Pro-Kremlin voices claim attrition will ultimately favor Moscow.
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/09/26/uk...a-failure/
Ukraine’s top general Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia’s spring and summer offensives of 2025 had failed to achieve key objectives. Moscow had aimed to take Pokrovsk, seize all of Donetsk, and secure “buffer zones” in the north, but none of those goals were met.
Ukraine’s resilience, despite being outgunned in artillery, signals that Russia’s war effort is again bogged down. This could affect both battlefield morale and international support for Kyiv.
Ukrainian Command: Syrskyi emphasized that Russian “thousand cuts” tactics — sending many small assault groups — had been blunted, though fighting remains intense.
Russian Military: Has not admitted failure, instead framing its advances in Donetsk as slow but steady. Pro-Kremlin voices claim attrition will ultimately favor Moscow.
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/09/26/uk...a-failure/
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