️Chief of the General Staff Summing up the results of the 2025 spring-summer SMO campaign

31.08.25 ⚡️Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - Commander of the Joint Group of Forces in the special military operation zone General of the Army Valery Gerasimov summed up the results of the 2025 spring-summer campaign and specified the further tasks for the groups of forces.
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❗️Today, we will take stock of the results of combat actions over the spring-summer period and clarify further tasks.
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The Joint Group of Forces continues its unstoppable offensive on almost the entire front line. Since March, more than 3,500 sq km have been liberated in 149 settlements.
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The tasks of establishing a security zone along the Russian State border in Sumy and Kharkov regions are successfully being carried out.
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Russian troops are advancing in Dnepropetrovsk region, where they took control over seven settlements.
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❗️At present, the Russian Armed Forces have liberated 99.7% of the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic (less than 60 sq km are still occupied) and 79% of the Donetsk People's Republic. Russian troops control 74% of Zaporozhye region and 76% of Kherson region.
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The Sever Group of Forces is tasked with establishing a security zone after defeating the enemy and knocking the Ukrainian troops out of Kursk region. By now, 210 square kilometres and 13 settlements have been taken by Russian troops in Sumy region.
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In Kharkov region, combat actions are under way to improve the situation in Volchansk and Liptsy directions.
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The Zapad Group of Forces almost completely blocked Kupyansk and liberated about a half of its territory.
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In Rubtsy direction, the Group's units advanced up to 25 km in the depth of enemy defences and took control over ten settlements (Mirnoye, Katerinovka, Novomikhaylovka, Novoye, Lipovoye, Redkodub, Petrovskoye, Zelenaya Dolina, Kolodezi, Sredneye).
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In Krasny Liman direction, Russian troops eliminate Ukrainian troops in Kirovsk. The Russian troops are completing the elimination of the enemy's military group deployed in Serebryansky forestry near the Seversky Donets River.
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The Yug Group of Forces is successfully developing an offensive in Seversk direction; battles take place in the city of Seversk.
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In Kramatorsk-Druzhkovka direction, the 98th Airborne Division has liberated Chasov Yar. The Group of Forces continues to develop an offensive to the west and have reached the south-eastern outskirts of Konstantinovka.
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In Aleksandro-Kalinovo direction, over the past month, five settlements including Aleksandro-Kalinovo, Shcherbinovka, and Kleban-Byk, which play a key role in the enemy's defence, have been liberated. The destruction of AFU units blocked south of the Kleban-Byk Reservoir is being completed.
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The Tsentr Group of Forces is developing an offensive in all directions – Oktyabrskoye, Krasnoarmeysk, and Dnepropetrovsk. Russian troops are blocking and taking control of the Krasnoarmeysk-Dimitrov agglomeration. The fighting takes place in Krasnoarmeysk.
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Russian troops crossed lines of enemy artificial obstacles on the administrative border of Dnepropetrovsk region, two settlements (Dachnoye and Filiya) have been liberated.
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The Vostok Group of Forces advances in a western direction in the Donetsk People's Republic and has taken hold over 25 settlements. Yesterday, the Russian Armed Forces have liberated Kamyshevakha. It was the last settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Vostok Group's area of responsibility.
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At present, the liberation of Zaporozhye region is in progress, where the Group's troops have taken control of two settlements (Malinovka and Temirovka).
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Russian troops are stepping up an offensive in Dnepropetrovsk region. The units took control over Voronoye, Yanvarskoye, Novogeorgiyevka, Maliyevka, and Zaporozhskoye.
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The Dnepr Group of Forces are advancing in Orekhov direction. Russian troops took hold of six settlements in Zaporozhye region (Kamenskoye, Pyatikhatki, Stepovoye, Malye Shcherbaki, Shcherbaki, and Lobkovoye). Active engagements are taking place to liberate Stepnogorsk, Malaya Tokmachka, and Plavni. Source
🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
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