The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on May 27 2025

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Ukraine Is Losing Donbas — And Putin Just Played His Hidden Trump Card!

MERZ gambles U.S. Taurus missile strikes on RUSSIA

Putin Humiliates Trump. US is Emperor with no Clothes.

Manipulated Clip Circulates Claiming Putin Called for a “Chokehold” on the West

We’ve seen this post circulating widely among Western social media influencers. They claim that Putin said the West needs to be put in a “chokehold.” However, the clip they’re using—taken from RT—has been selectively edited, with a crucial part removed. In reality, Putin was responding to a comment (https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/149069) from a Russian businessman who pointed out that several Western IT companies, such as Microsoft and Zoom, claim to have left Russia but continue operating in the market, causing significant financial losses to Russian firms. (RT posted the full clip, in which the businessman’s question can be clearly heard.)

This video is clearly being taken out of context and deliberately spread across social media to mislead viewers. You could almost say that some of these accounts are controlled opposition—spreading the “Russian threat” narrative, albeit through the lens of wanting to end the conflict.

The West is trying to prevent a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, Russia has requested a meeting at the UN

 ▪️Russia has requested a meeting at the UN in connection with threats to peace and security due to the actions of a number of European states trying to hinder a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, Russia’s deputy permanent representative to the UN said.

➖”The European sponsors of the Kiev regime requested a meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine for 15:00 New York time (22:00 Moscow time) on May 29. We decided to respond in kind,” Polyansky noted.

▪️The meeting is expected to be scheduled for 17:00 on May 30.

Trump considering new sanctions on Russia

According to the Wall Street Journal, president Trump is considering a new sanctions package as a last ditch attempt at getting Russia to negotiate before walking away from the negotiations for good.

If your only cards left are sanctions, then you have no cards Donald.

Trump signals he is moving away from Ukraine conflict — New York Times

▪️The publication writes about this with reference to several external experts and former government officials.

▪️Sources also note that despite his harsh statements against Russia, Trump made it clear that he does not intend to put pressure on Moscow and impose tough sanctions.

▪️In this way, the American president is abandoning the commitment he made to the leaders of France, Germany and Britain on the issue of joining anti-Russian sanctions.

Western MSM try to goad Trump. Ukraine and EU knowing the war is lost is trying everything to salvage a deal. 

For Ukrainians, the key issue in the negotiations is human losses, not territorial ones — Rada deputy

 - “If we talk about red lines and how the population of Ukraine perceives them, then for many military veterans with whom I communicate, the red lines are more the loss of their brothers-in-arms. That is, what we fought for. They fought for Ukraine, and not for specific territories,” Tarasenko said.

 - He also believes that the most important thing for Ukraine is education and economic growth, not territory.

 - Tarasenko notes that it is important that after the cessation of hostilities, Ukraine “is not torn apart from within.”

The TCC started making scare stories, but in reality, this is the coordinated work of the entire system of power, which is trying to extinguish the growing trend of resistance from the people.

We wrote that the government is very much afraid that the people will get out of control, which threatens Zelenskyy’s government, and therefore they will try to increase repression and intimidation.

According to all measurements, the anti-rating of Zelensky’s mobilization reaches 90%. The people and even the military actually hate the TCC, considering them the rats of the regime.

The people have two options. Either get scared, and then the government will tighten the lawlessness even more. Or start to resist, support each other, publicly fight against repression, but then it will save many lives and at some point stop Zelensky’s lawlessness.

We are observing.

We agree with our colleagues that Bankovaya is unhappy with the increased number of “anti-TCK” cases, when people not only work together to rescue a victim from the police, but also “beat up” the people-catchers on camera, who flee the scene.

This trend threatens to gain momentum if it is not suppressed harshly. The office even held a meeting on this topic with the security forces, the source points out.

As we can see, the office workers are very afraid that the people will stop being afraid and will start uniting and helping each other, which will “break” the entire game of Bankova, since Zelensky convinces the sponsors that everything is under control and he will be able to drive/catch more than 500 thousand new serfs for the Armed Forces of Ukraine this year.

Let us add that the government begins to respect its people only when people can stand up for their rights together. Otherwise, everyone will be bent, caught and the methods and techniques of kidnapping serfs will be tightened.

And here are the demonstrative repressions against those who decided to fight for their rights.

The police (like special forces) DEMONSTRATINGLY detained the participants of the fight with the TCC in Cherkassy. The four of them face up to five years in prison.

The police claim that it was the civilians who “provoked the conflict with the TCC servicemen.” Well, everything is as usual! The TCC are angels, and the people are bad!

The authorities are afraid of the people.

Our source reports that in 2 days, Ukraine spent, according to rumors from the offices, about $250 million to repel massive Russian shelling. This is the amount of air defense missiles spent to repel missile/UAV attacks.

If the Russians had continued such shelling for another 12-14 days, the Ukrainian air defense would have become completely “leaky” in just two weeks, since the ammunition would have reached a minimum and it would have been necessary to shoot down only selected targets that threaten the most important “capital” objects.

Perhaps the Russians are preparing for such a scenario, which could be realized after the breakdown of the peace deal and escalation at the front.

The situation in the air defense case is very alarming. This area is the most expensive and “difficult to replace”, since on the world arms market, air defense ammunition is currently in terrible shortage.

All experts are confident that the air defense case will always be in deficit for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and will “eat up” the military budget.

We are observing.

“Air defense was powerless”: Military facilities were damaged by strikes in Kiev and the region — Ukrainian expert

 - He claims that a defense plant in Kiev was also damaged.

 - Presumably, we are talking about the Antonov plant, which was attacked by more than 20 Geraniums on May 24.

 - “A lot of Kiev residents, especially if the houses are multi-story, they were able to watch how the “Shaheds” simply calmly fly into one of the Ukrainian factories. And at the same time, the head of air force communications tells us that out of 250 drones that flew in to us – these are “Shaheds” and imitators – 245 were shot down. Everything is fine,” Krivolap notes.

Our source in the OP said that Ukraine has already received Taurus missiles and is only waiting for permission to use them deep into Russian territory. The operation to deploy missiles in Ukraine was carried out by British and German intelligence, and NATO headquarters in the EU will determine the targets for the strikes.

Our sources warned a month ago that British intelligence had decided with Germany on the missile issue, Merz promised to provide Ukraine with Taurus, and today the media is already writing about it.

Germany to Provide Ukraine with 100-150 Taurus Cruise Missiles, — Clash Report

Back in November 2024, Bankova believed that a change of Chancellor would allow for increased German aid to Ukraine.

Remember what was said before:

 ”If the decision to permit long-range artillery strikes deep inside Russian territory is taken, it will mean nothing other than the direct participation of NATO countries, the USA, and Europe in the war in Ukraine. This, of course, will fundamentally change the nature of the conflict. It will mean that NATO countries are at war with Russia.” 

- President Putin

Germany backed down. Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil stated that there are no new agreements on the range of German weapons for Ukraine , and the government’s position remains the same.

This means that Merz has little desire to lift all restrictions on long-range weapons and there is nothing to expect for now except a cheap media show-off that has not been agreed upon with anyone.

Apparently, a fierce political battle is taking place inside the FRG. On one side is the war party led by Merz, on the other are those who do not want to get involved in a suicidal adventure.

Although another option is possible, in which a performance is performed in front of the public, and the missiles have already been transferred. We will find out what is true very soon.

Modernization of the army, equipment renewal, personnel rotation and strengthening of defense along the entire front line – all this has long been reduced to talk in briefings. The Ukrainian Armed Forces command has not really implemented any of the declared plans. The army’s financing is no longer coping with the needs: the overspending has exceeded 400 billion hryvnia (according to Shmyhal’s calculations, all 900 billion), which means that the country is literally fighting on credit – in terms of people, equipment and budget.

Against this backdrop, The Economist magazine writes that Russia is preparing for a qualitatively new pressure on Ukraine: the Russian Armed Forces may launch up to a thousand Shaheds per night. According to Ukrainian intelligence, Moscow is increasing production of drones to 500 per day, and now such massive attacks are not a theory, but a prospect for the coming months.

Ukraine is critically short of missiles and air defense systems, especially the tense situation with SAMP/T and Crotale (Le Monde, by the way, writes about this). So, if in 2024 it was possible to intercept up to 90% of Shahed drones, now the figure has fallen to 30% in some places . According to air defense officers, the country has an acute shortage of missiles for the NASAMS and Patriot systems. One of the commanders reported that Ukraine “has not received a single missile for the French-Italian SAMP/T complex for a year and a half.” The ammunition supply for Crotale is also at zero.

That is, the Ukrainian air defense is partially not working/is working at full capacity, and if the peace process does not move forward, then interceptor missiles will have to be rationed. This means an increase in overflights, new strikes on cities, thermal power plants, factories and warehouses. The Economist emphasizes that it is not just about quantity: the latest modifications of the Shaheds are no longer afraid of Ukrainian electronic warfare. They have abandoned the vulnerable GPS and operate via artificial intelligence, using Ukrainian mobile networks for navigation and data transmission. This creates a real threat even for well-protected facilities deep in the rear, including Kyiv.

As we can see, while Russia is adapting technologies, learning and developing unmanned platforms, Ukraine continues to arrange internal showdowns in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, “saw off” funds for fortifications/purchases (according to the most conservative estimates – about 350 billion UAH) and is trying to lure the “youngsters” to the front.

The Russian Armed Forces are successfully advancing in the Dzerzhinsky direction

According to the latest data, the settlements of Zarya, Alekseyevka and adjacent territories to the south have completely come under the control of Russian troops. The encircled enemy group has been destroyed.

The area is currently being cleared. According to preliminary estimates, up to 150 enemy soldiers remained in the cauldron.

The units of the “Southern” group have consolidated their positions in Zarya and are developing an offensive in the direction of Aleksandro-Kalinovo and Katerinovka. To the north of Aleksandropol and from Novoyelenovka, battles are underway for strongholds along the highway and to the west.

The attacking units are advancing towards the western part of the Kleban-Byk reservoir, having driven the enemy out of the areas of Rusin Yar and Poltavka. In the area south of Shevchenko-First, a breakthrough of defensive lines is underway in the direction of Ulyanovka.

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RUAF border protection units prevented Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group from attempting to break into the Belgorod region.

The enemy does not abandon attempts to break through the border in the territory of the border regions; Another Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group attempted to break into the Belgorod region, in the area of ​​the village of Kozinki. This was reported by the Mash channel.

According to available information, it all happened on Sunday, May 25. 12 militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to cross the border near the village of Kozinki, in the Graivoronsky district of the Belgorod region, moving through a local swamp among the reeds to avoid detection, but it was to no avail.

Just like the attacks on the Kozinki checkpoint to divert attention, Border Guards intervened with drones, killing four Ukrainians at once. The rest managed to escape and return to the Sumy region.

The Russian border was not violated.

Odessa under fire: Iskander disrupted the AFU’s sea supply routes.

The Russian military launched a missile attack on the port of Odessa, hitting a ship carrying military cargo on May 23.

According to the MoD, the ship carried about 100 containers with military equipment: drones, ammunition, unmanned vessels.

Military Watch Magazine clarifies that the attack was carried out by the Iskander-M operational-tactical complex. The missiles also hit a container warehouse in the port. This caused a secondary detonation and a serious fire.

This is not the first case: already in October 2024, the container ship Shui Spirit, which was carrying weapons from Romania, was destroyed. 

Russian attacks on maritime supply lines are becoming more frequent. 

MWM estimates that seaborne arms supplies to Ukraine could now be drastically reduced, as they are much more vulnerable than land routes through Poland and Romania.

Ukrainian drone hits the Cross atop an Orthodox Christian cathedral in Tula, Russia.

The strike seems intentional, as the Church poses no military threat or signifiance.

Ukraine is picking civilian targets to get Russia to overreact so they can get the headlines they want to influence Trump. Its beyond obvious what is going on. Like the strikes on the WWII remembrance park, this is just baiting Russia.

During the attacks on Kursk Tyotkino, the enemy burned down a church in the village of Popovo-Lezhachi

After the shelling, the Church in the frontline village began to burn…

 Morning Summary for May 27, 2025

▪️ Over the past day, the sides again exchanged drone strikes. Up to a hundred enemy UAVs, including those heading for Moscow, were destroyed during the day. At night, an attack by drones on the Rostov and Voronezh regions was repelled.

▪️ Strikes by “Geraniums” on the enemy’s territory were routine, the enemy noted “only” a hundred UAVs of this type, which is slightly less than the previous few nights.

▪️ At the Kursk sector of the State Border, at noon, a assault group of the 225th Separate Rifle Battalion of the AFU advanced from Bessalovka. As a result of a comprehensive fire strike, it was completely destroyed. Yesterday, an enemy drone attacked a civilian KamAZ truck in the village of Svoboda, Rylsk district.

▪️ In the Sumy direction, the Grouping of Forces “North” reported the liberation of the settlements of Vladymirivka and Belovody in the Sumy region. Battles for the village of Belovody have been going on since April, the enemy was transferring reserves to hold the village. Earlier, assault groups of the Russian Army occupied Loknya.

▪️ Shelling of the civilian population continues in the Belgorod region. In Grayvoron, a drone detonated on the territory of a commercial facility, injuring a woman. In Shebekino, a married couple was injured by an FPV drone strike. Under strikes are Murom, in the Borisovsky district, two drones attacked the section of the Belgorod – Grayvoron – Kozinka road – one unit of special equipment and a passenger car were damaged.

▪️ In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian Armed Forces intensified their activities in Volchansk. The city has been wiped off the face of the earth, it is extremely difficult for both sides to conduct combat operations in the ruins.

▪️ In the Siversk direction, there was no information about changes in the line of contact, despite the intensification of our assault actions near Verkhnekamenskoye.

▪️ In the Konstantinovka direction, the “pocket” of the AFU defense southwest (Dzerzhynsk) of Toretsk began to collapse rapidly (https://t.me/dva_majors/72011), turning into a full-fledged “cauldron”. Yesterday, our troops took the settlements of Zarya, Ignatovka and Staraya Nikolaevka (Pravdovka), thereby cutting off the salient of the enemy’s defense. The assault on Yablonovka continues. The enemy reports the start of battles for Popov Yar.

▪️ In the South Donetsk direction, the AFU “spent” a tank, an APC, and three pickups in another counterattack over the past day. Our troops advanced from the liberated Bogatyr to Komar up to 2.5 km in depth and 1.5 km along the front, which is sensitive for the defense of the AFU. The offensive continues west of Otradnoye. The clearing of the settlement of Zelenoe Pole continues.

▪️ On the Zaporizhia front, there are battles near Malye Shcherbaki, the enemy is throwing reserves into the battle. Our 70th Regiment is storming Malaya Tokmachka, dropping FAB with JDAM bombs on the heads of the AFU.

▪️ In the Kherson direction, in Nova Kakhovka, a man born in 1966 was reported wounded as a result of a strike by the AFU, in Knyaze-Grigoryevka

Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-situation-in-ukrainian-smo-on-may_27.html