Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski and Supreme Military Commander Olexandr Sirski said on Friday that Russian attacks had failed to achieve their goals and that Moscow was suffering severe losses on the battlefield.

Speaking in his night video video, Zelenski said the Ukrainian forces had caused heavy casualties in Russian troops in a counterattack near Dobropilla in the eastern Donetsk region.

The supreme commander Olkandr told reporters that “The spring and summer campaign of the Russians has virtually failed.”

Russia prevails gradually In various parts of the front line, after the large -scale development of identifiers and aggressive drones that prevented the rapid progress observed in 2022.

Ukraine says that even small advanced advances have high human costs. Both sides in the war rarely discuss losses, but certain estimates of Western Information Services raise the number of dead and wounded in Ukraine in over a million.

Zelenski, after hearing reports from commanders, said that around her Dumbbellnear the logistics center of Pokrovsk; “The Russians wanted to achieve one of their important victories along the front, but our forces neutralized them.”

Zelenski questioned Putin’s version when he told some leaders that his powers had achieved their goals on the battlefield. “For some time, they are forced, year after year, to invent new reasons why the deadlines they announce continue to extend.”he said.

Small attacks of Russian infantry

In his comments, Srski said the active line of the front is now 1,250 kilometers (777 miles) and that about 712,000 Russian troops are involved in battles in Ukraine.

He also stated that Russian plans to create a ‘Security Zone’ in the areas Summy and Kharkov to the north and northeast, for the occupation of Pokrovsk and to occupy the entire area of Donetsk failed.

The occupation of the whole Donetsk It is a key objective of the war for Russia, which currently controls over 70% of the region.

Srski said that by early summer the Russians attacked with a tactic he named ‘Thousands of cuts’ – a large number of small infantry attacks.

“This consists of the simultaneous use of a large number of small raid groups-4-6 soldiers who advance using the soil, canyons and wooded areas, with the main aim of penetrating as deep as possible in our territory.”

Talking about a Russian advance in August near the DumbnessSrski said Ukraine had cut off Russian forces along the river Casseni Torets to what he described “trap”.

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski with General Alexander Sirski, General Staff Chief Andri Hatatov, Defense Minister Denis Smichal and Deputy Head of Presidential Office for Defense Issues

Sudden change in Trump’s rhetoric

The commander added that in the last two months, Ukraine had hit 85 military or military -industrial installations on Russian territory, including air bases, warehouses and factories.

This week, US President Donald Trump He suddenly changed his opinion on war. While saying that Kiev had no papers to play, he now says Ukraine could recover all the territories it has lost so far – about 20% of its total territory.

However, he did not provide real new help to Ukraine to achieve these goals and has shifted the burden on European allies.

Russia says it is going on in Ukraine and that Kiev should negotiate for peace as soon as possible. Ukraine has rejected Russia’s terms for negotiations, saying they would be equivalent to tradition.