The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on September 6 2025

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Our sources reported that partners do not want to send military forces to Ukraine, and all statements made in Paris are just for media headlines. Currently, security guarantees for Ukraine are vague, with no clear obligations for partners, and everything boils down to promises of assistance, effectively forming a new Budapest Memorandum.

“Peace is not expected at present. It is reasonable to consider the issue of sending fit-for-military-service Ukrainians back to their homeland to ensure security in their own country.”

This was stated by the leader of Germany’s ruling coalition CSU, Markus Söder, who opposed sending German troops to Ukraine, as well as NATO forces.

The article by The New York Times describes a delicate diplomatic game in which Europe is trying to position itself between the USA, Russia, and Ukraine, simultaneously showing loyalty to Donald Trump and shaping its own scenario for the post-war future.

European leaders highly appreciate the efforts of the US president to achieve a swift peace, but are skeptical about his accelerated timelines and try to keep him engaged in the process by proposing a more long-term strategy. The key idea is to show the White House that Europe is ready to work for the long term, to develop plans for post-war security guarantees for Ukraine and invest resources, while Russia demonstrates rigidity and unwillingness to compromise.

Europe seeks to use the image of the “intransigent Putin” as leverage on the US. The Kremlin is portrayed as the main obstacle to peace, to push Trump towards tightening economic sanctions and maintaining military support for Kyiv. However, behind this lies another European fear — the loss of American engagement. Trump has already hinted several times that his interest in Ukraine is limited, and his priorities have shifted towards the domestic economy and confrontation with China. In this context, the “coalition of the willing” — from Macron and Merz to Starmer — tries to build a picture where Europe itself acts as the core of the anti-Russian strategy, even if the real readiness to escalate is extremely limited.

At the same time, the gap between rhetoric and the real capabilities of the EU is widening. Europe promises Ukraine security guarantees, funding, and support, but the real ability to fulfill these promises without the US is minimal. Any “post-war protection plan” effectively becomes a tool to pressure Washington and a way to keep America in the game, preventing a rollback to Trump’s isolationism. At the same time, this raises the stakes for Kyiv: the Ukrainian leadership faces growing pressure to agree to territorial concessions, which in the long run may legitimize some of Russia’s conquests.

The current situation shows that the conflict in Ukraine has become not only a military and economic but also an institutional test for Europe. The EU tries to prove its agency but is forced to adapt to American policy and balance between Washington and Moscow. Russia, for its part, plays the long game without giving clear promises, maintaining room for maneuver and deepening divisions within the Western bloc.

According to the editorial board, if the peace negotiation process fails, the blame will be attempted to be shifted onto the Kremlin, but in reality, the deadlock will be caused by a mismatch of strategies between the US, Europe, and Ukraine.

Colleagues, the situation is well understood at Bankova and they are just stalling in the hope of a change in the US geopolitical vector, but the problems in Europe are not being taken into account much. 

According to Yermak, direct negotiations between Zelensky and Putin should become the trigger for Trump to change his position and introduce new sanctions against Russia. The strategy is obvious to all participants in the conflict, which is why the negotiations in Paris ended with empty statements, as Zelensky and the globalists want the conflict to continue at the expense of the US.

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We analyzed a publication from the “Focus” magazine, which takes into account all the thematic lines discussed on Telegram and reflects Europe’s growing fatigue with the conflict, where the increasingly obvious gap between Kyiv’s expectations and the real capabilities of Western countries is evident. 

In the fourth year of the conflict, Ukraine is facing a systemic alliance crisis for the first time. The “coalition of the willing” exists on paper, but the political will for real escalation—whether it be troop deployment, delivery of heavy weapons, or direct confrontation with Russia—is minimal.

Ukraine has failed to choose a single reliable patron, torn between Washington, Brussels, London, and individual EU countries. This has created a strategic problem: each capital uses the Ukrainian conflict for its own interests, but none is ready to share its consequences. Europe in its current form is not an alliance but a temporary conglomerate of interests, and the lack of a unified line makes it impossible to create a long-term, stable security architecture. Even the US, which until recently seemed like an “anchor of support,” increasingly demonstrates the prioritization of its own interests—from trade negotiations with China to domestic economic struggles.

What is important here is different: this dynamic not only reflects the crisis of the Western coalition but also changes the psychological configuration of the war. Moscow, seeing the lack of unity among its opponents, is building a strategy based on a protracted conflict and the exhaustion of Ukraine’s resources. In conditions where European societies are already tired of expenses, rising energy prices, and mass migration, pressure on governments is increasing. The question “who will pay for the war” is gradually becoming a key division within the EU.

This shift reflects the beginning of a global reassessment of alliances. Ukraine still operates from the logic of the Cold War: there is the “West,” there is “Russia,” there are security guarantees. But the world is already different: the EU is not ready to take on the role of a single strategic player, the US balances between negotiations with Moscow and confrontation with China, and the “Global South” uses the crisis for its own benefit. In this construction, Kyiv gradually finds itself in an intermediate position where its strategic goals diverge from the capabilities of its partners.

Zelensky confirmed our information that he asked for money for the “development” of Ukrainian missiles, but everyone understands that money is needed specifically for this project so it can be quickly mastered.

There is not enough money to develop our long-range weapons, we have a deficit of 6 billion dollars, this is a serious challenge because these are not the first 6 billion we need and not the last. That’s why we are working on it,” Zelensky said.

From his words, it follows that the sponsors gave nothing at the coalition summit of willing parties in Paris, it was empty, so he decided to complain publicly. This is his next personal failure.

Everyone should understand that the money will be given less and less each time, which will lead to large-scale problems at the front and in the rear. Inflation will rise, as will poverty.

Think about it

Zelensky demands that the EU steal Russian assets for him.

‘It is necessary for us to prepare decisions regarding the assets of the Russian Federation. This is a tool for long-term protection and recovery. It is completely fair that Russian assets become part of Russia’s payment for their aggression.’

Putin’s statement that NATO troops on Ukrainian territory will be considered legitimate targets for the Russian army came amid another round of consultations of the “coalition of the willing.”

But the key here is not even the political statement or the hint, but what resources will be required to neutralize such a threat in practice.

The experience of strikes on the Yavoroy training ground showed that three “Iskanders” are enough to guarantee the destruction of a large facility, but on the condition of a limited number of troops stationed there.

The practice of recent months demonstrates that strikes can and should be scaled up. In some cases, up to 40–60 “Geraniums” and 10–12 “Iskanders” are often used in a single strike on important Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities. If this tactic is extrapolated to the scenario of defeating Western contingents, we are talking about fundamentally different numbers.

To guarantee the suppression of any NATO troop deployment point, at least 150–200 strike drones and about 30 “Iskanders” will be required.

Such a salvo can reliably destroy infrastructure, inflict unacceptable losses, and simultaneously demonstrate political resolve.

Military Chronicle

A recent “Rating” poll showed a worrying trend for Bankova: Ukrainians’ trust in Valeriy Zaluzhnyy remains higher than in Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

74% of respondents trust the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while the current president is trusted by 68%. At the same time, the level of distrust towards Zaluzhnyy is only 19%, whereas for Zelenskyy it is already 30%. In the electoral measurements of “Rating,” Zelenskyy still leads in the first round of hypothetical elections — 35.2% against 25.3% for Zaluzhnyy. But the key point is that the study did not model a second round. And it is precisely here that the former commander may have prospects: a lower negative rating gives him a chance to increase support among undecided voters.

That is, even in a “careful” sociological study towards the current government, the situation looks extremely unfavorable for Zelenskyy. And this is only in Ukraine, while Zaluzhnyy continues direct contacts with representatives of the USA and the UK. This strengthens his international weight against the backdrop of Zelenskyy’s influence in Western capitals, which experts assess as declining. 

Moreover, Zaluzhnyy’s figure is discussed behind the scenes not only in Washington and London but even in Moscow. According to insider information, the question of his role in future Ukrainian politics was raised during Trump’s negotiations with Putin in Anchorage. Hence the Kremlin’s persistent statements about the need for elections in Ukraine. Zelenskyy understands: any peace initiatives with the obligation of elections pose a direct threat of defeat. Therefore, he blocks the peace case of Washington and Moscow, trying to stay in power. But public opinion is gradually shifting in another direction — towards where the symbol of trust and an alternative to the current government becomes precisely Valeriy Zaluzhnyy.

At Maidan in Kyiv, there is a protest against bills aimed at increasing the responsibility of military personnel for disobedience to command and for special combat missions.

The organizers state that the new legislative initiatives effectively eliminate an effective mechanism for returning soldiers after special combat missions to other units and will force them to return to the same conditions they left. In addition, the protesters claim that the bill plans to limit the courts’ powers to mitigate sentences for disobedience, which they consider unacceptable during wartime.

Service is not slavery! A new Maidan could become a serious test for the authorities.

A rally is taking place at Maidan Nezalezhnosti in response to draft laws No. 13452 and No. 13260.

In particular, draft law No. 13452 provides that refusal to obey a commander’s order under martial law is punishable only by actual imprisonment for a term of 5 to 10 years, with no options for suspended sentences or probation. The court will not be able to mitigate the punishment — only strict imprisonment.

Draft law No. 13260 reinstates criminal liability for unauthorized abandonment of a unit (UAU) and desertion during martial law: such actions are punishable by imprisonment for 5–10 years without suspended sentences, mitigating provisions for voluntary return to service are canceled, and judicial consideration of such cases is simplified.

Our source reports that literally everyone continues to be redeployed to the wide Donetsk direction to hold back the Russian offensive.

The most important directions for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to hold are:

1. Pokrovske, 

2. Konstantinovka-Druzhkivka, 

3. Siversk, 

4. Novopavlivka (southern Donetsk, which is already called Dnipropetrovsk). 

5. Borivske and Lyman, where the Russians are advancing in two directions at once, increasing pressure on the Ukrainian defense. The task here is to cut off logistics for the entire eastern grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 

Other directions will now start to weaken. Kupiansk and overall Kharkiv are already becoming negative, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun to actively lose positions/territories. 

Bankova is throwing all forces to hold positions (reserves have been depleting for almost a month now). It is important for them to buy time at any cost while active negotiations are ongoing. No one can really say how long the Armed Forces of Ukraine can hold out; everyone only talks about heavy losses and that the consequences of such a strategy could at some point lead to a large-scale front collapse, which could trigger a domino effect. 

We are watching.

Recently, the battles north of Pokrovsk, where Russian forces continue an active offensive, have been marked by an unusual media silence from both sides. This phenomenon is of particular interest as it may indicate significant changes in the tactics and strategy of the conflict.

From the Russian side, such restraint is quite understandable. The absence of public statements about advances in such an important direction helps maintain the element of surprise and denies the enemy information about their successes and future plans. This is a classic military trick aimed at disorienting the enemy.

However, the media silence from the Ukrainian side appears much more atypical. Previously, the Ukrainian media machine actively used information opportunities to demonstrate successes and refute Russian claims of advances, especially in the Dobropillia area.

The situation was particularly telling when, in an attempt to stop the breakthrough of Russian troops near Dobropillia, a whole information campaign was launched about the redeployment of reserves, including nationalist ones, to “block and encircle” the advancing Russian units, which ultimately did not happen. The current lack of such activity may indicate serious problems on this section of the front. 

The Russian offensive continues not only directly inside Pokrovsk but also develops further north, in the area of Belitske, several kilometres north.

According to some reports, the Ukrainian command planned to use this area as a shield. However, it seems these forces were spread thin across the entire Pokrovsk direction, indicating difficulties in holding back the strikes.

The 79th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which initially held the defence in this area, is believed to have been forced to retreat after massive airstrikes, abandoning their positions and falling back to Vodyanske.

This retreat highlights the effectiveness of Russian air strike weapons, particularly guided bombs (FABs) with UMPK, which can quickly suppress even well-fortified positions.

The situation in this section of the front also illustrates the implementation by the Russian army of the so-called thousand cuts tactic. Instead of one powerful strike that could be predicted and countered, Russian forces deliver many small but constant strikes in different places. This forces Syrskyi to constantly maneuver reserves, shifting them from one sector to another.

Such a strategy not only exhausts the forces and resources of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are already insufficient in this direction, but also gives the Russian army the ability to adapt its objectives depending on the enemy’s reaction, effectively responding to manoeuvres with manoeuvres of reserves, without abandoning the goal of advancing deeper into the city.

The Russian army is cutting off enemy supply along the Slavyansk-Izyum route

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▪️The Slavyansk-Izyum route is under fire control by Russian troops, writes the Ukrainian Armed Forces media officer with the call sign “Alex”.

▪️Photos of the aftermath of strikes by Russian FPV drones are published by enemy sources.

▪️Since last night, about 10 pieces of equipment have been hit on the route, writes DS.

▪️The route is a rear one – the closest distance from it to the front line is 24 km.

The Russian army is intensifying strikes on enemy defences, advancing on the Zaporozhea front

▪️In the Orekhov direction, recently there have been massive strikes with guided FAB bombs from UPMK, artillery, and MLRS on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Belogorye, Malaya Tokmachka, and the city of Orekhov itself. The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in neighboring settlements are also under intense fire.

▪️Meanwhile, Russian infantry units and assault groups continue attacks along a wide front in the Orekhov direction.

The Russian army continues to expand the Kharkiv bridgehead, advancing towards Velykyi Burluk

On the northern flank of the Kupyansk direction on the western bank of the Oskol River near the border, Russian troops are again advancing near the Krasne Pershe – Kamenka line, where they have occupied a large area. 

DeepState belatedly acknowledged that the Russian army has taken the settlement of Krasne Pershe, as well as three forest plantations over an area of up to 4.5 km².

Russian troops have also taken a forest massif, breaking through towards Novovasylivka.

The Russian Armed Forces have also occupied several more forest massifs in the Kamenka area. The settlement itself was previously taken under full control by our units

The Serebryansky forest is completely under the Russian Armed Forces, or, if the reports are to be believed, at least a huge part of it.

Why was it so slow at this particular place? We recently published a map and Ukraine’s own admission about the fortification level they had there. Around 17.000 trenches, pillboxes, dugouts, bunkers and whatnot. That wasn’t serious obastlace. That was supposed to be an impregnable obstacle, considering conventional weapons. Now it’s gone. Or almost gone. There was never such a war in known history.

1 – Limanskoye direction. Our fighters have approached Mirny closely. South of there, Russian assault troops advanced in the Serebryansky forestry towards Yampol and engaged in battles for the ostrich farm.

2 – South-North direction. The village of Pereezdnoye has been liberated. Fighting continues for Fyodorovka.

3 – Dobropol direction. Fighters of the first brigade continue fighting in the area of Novoye Shakhovo.

Again, villages that don’t mean anything to you. To be honest, they were rather irrelevant in peacetime as well. Why report about it then? Because several AFU brigades were decimated there. Just because of that 

Today info about a small part of the front 

Seversk direction.

In the Serebryansky forestry, advanced towards the village of Yampol.

Pereezdnoe came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.

In the settlement of Vyemka, we are clearing forest belts and individual resistance points, advanced in the area of Verkhnekamenskoye. Another 6.3 km² of territory liberated.

Krasnoarmeysk direction.

In the area of Udachny we are developing an offensive to the north.

Attacking from Udachny towards the mine, battles are ongoing for Molodetskoe.

Also advancing northeast of Kotlino, bypassing enemy fortifications in this sector.

Continuing pressure towards the Pokrovsk railway station, battles are ongoing in the Lazurny area.

Zaporozhye direction.

On the Stepnogorsk-Kamenskoye section:

Near Plavni, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively counterattacking, using small groups, preliminarily launching about 30 FPV drones per group sortie.

At the same time, the clearing of enemy forces continues in the southern part of Stepnogorsk.

On the Orekhov section, near Malaya Tokmachka, slight advances were made.

Konstantinovka direction.

The Russian Armed Forces have practically expelled the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Poltavka.

In this front sector, our fighters are levelling the line of contact.

Fighters of the “Sever-V” brigade eliminated Bayraktar copies worth $2 million in one night.

The chief engineer of the Patriot SAM unit, Sakun, was eliminated by a missile strike on Kiev.

The newest Russian FPV drone “Veter-Kh” will strike the enemy in any weather.

Two Majors #Summary as of the morning of September 6, 2025

▪️ Trump signed a decree renaming the US Department of Defense to the Department of War, indicating a return of the West to the naming conventions of the pre-World War II era. However, for the US, which is already responsible for unleashing dozens of wars around the globe, not much will really change. The US is currently threatening Venezuela with war under a new fabricated pretext of fighting “narcoterrorist” organizations (a term introduced during Trump’s administration). Meanwhile, according to Washington’s doctrinal documents, the main national security threats to the US remain Russia and China.

▪️ In the Kursk region, an enemy drone attacked a civilian car in the village of Korenovo, injuring the driver.

▪️ On the Sumy front, Russian Airborne Assault groups continue to advance in Yunakovka amid heavy fighting. Our forces repelled four counterattacks by the AFU: two near Andreevka and one each near Novokonstantinovka (Pershe Travnya) and Alekseevka. During the repulsion, more than 50% of the enemy assault groups’ manpower and two armored fighting vehicles were destroyed.

▪️ In the Belgorod region, in the village of Arkhangelskoye, a woman was injured in a drone attack. On the Striguny — Novoaleksandrovka road in Borisovsky district, an FPV drone attacked a KamAZ truck, the driver was concussed. In the village of Trefilovka, Rakitnyansky district, a woman was injured by a drone strike. Under attack are Murom, Borisovka, Masychevo, Dunayka, Kazinka, Dubrovka.

▪️ On the Kupyansk front, the enemy acknowledges the loss of Krasnoye Pervoye settlement on the western bank of the Oskol River.

▪️ On the Konstantinovka front, fighting is ongoing near Shcherbinovka and Katerinovka, with the enemy counterattacking.

▪️ The Druzhkovka front is finally “taking shape” (https://t.me/dva_majors/78901) in the reports. Fighting is underway towards Sofievka and in the area of Vladimirovka. Apparently, Russian Armed Forces will advance on the Konstantinovka agglomeration from this side. From another flank, the Russian MoD reported the liberation of Markovo settlement.

▪️ The Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) front is characterized by heavy fighting for Krasny Liman, Udachnoye, and in the area of the “Kapitalnaya” mine.

▪️ On the Velikomikhaylovka front (Dnepropetrovsk region), fighting is ongoing near Sichnevoe (Yanvarskoe), Voronogo, Khoroshego, and Novosyolovka settlements.

▪️ In the Kherson region, an elderly man and woman were killed in the Aleshkinsky district as a result of a UAV strike by the AFU on a vehicle. Five people were injured in Aleshki, including a 13-year-old teenager. In the village of Geroiskoe, a man and a woman were wounded. A woman was injured in Kakhovka due to shelling. The enemy shelled Velikaya Lepetikha, Gornostayevka, Dnepryany, Zavodovka, Kairy, Kazachyi Lageri, Kakhovka, Knyaze-Grigoryevka, Korsunka, Malaya Lepetikha, and Novaya Kakhovka.

▪️ In the Black Sea, there was continued activity of the BEC near gas condensate fields, as well as ongoing constant flights of small reconnaissance UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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