Threats to Donbass and Zaporizhzhia: Why the Summer offensive of the Russian Federation did not fail - General

The first is the admiration and "legitimization" in the Russian Federation of four regions of Ukraine. Lugansk is already fully occupied, but fierce battles are ongoing for Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson. The second is the creation of buffer zones in Kharkiv and Sumy regions. According to Romanenko, the Russian army concentrates efforts in the area of ​​agglomeration of Pokrovsk-Mirnograd, attacking from three directions and trying to surround the cities.

In addition, pressure on Konstantinovka continues, with the prospect of entering Druzhkivka and communication of Kramatorsk-Slavic. The enemy troops are also an offensive in the Dnipropetrovsk region. According to Romanenko, significant forces were thrown there. The fighting goes beyond a number of settlements, which opens the risk of expanding the front. "The difficult situation around Kupyansk and Liman in Donetsk region.

So, unfortunately, I do not see trends in the failure of Putin's summer offensive. On the contrary, we failed to stop the advancement of the enemy," Igor Romanenko said. The Zaporizhzhya direction is particularly alarming, and Romanenko continued. The Russians concentrated forces on the Kamianske-Orykh-Hulyaypole line and do not just local advancement, but offensive actions. As a result, Kamianske was lost on the left flank, where strategic heights are located.

And this, in turn, threatens the neighboring Stepnogorsk. "From Stepnogorsk to Zaporozhye there is 25 kilometers, and this is a real danger to the regional center," the general said. In the Kherson region, the Russians have intensified actions in the Dnipro Delta, capture the islands and strike the air. However, the enemy does not have enough forces to attack Kherson, although Romanenko does not rule out a possible landing for the appearance of reserves.

The general drew attention to the intelligence data according to which Moscow prepares for the second half of 2025 a group of 120 to 160 thousand people. In addition, the head of the Armed Forces Alexander Sirsky declared preparation of 22 divisions, two of which are already ready. "Therefore, if the enemy has such resources and reserves, then we can not talk about the failure of the summer offensive.

On the contrary, given the prospects of attracting these reserves, we need to urgently resolve the issue of mobilization in Ukraine," Romanenko said. In such a situation, Ukraine will be forced to continue defensive actions to stop the promotion of the enemy troops, which began in the fall of 2023. To do this, it is necessary to increase the production of weapons, equipment and ammunition, as well as to resolve issues with mobilization.