00:00A new report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) indicates that the forces
00:06Ukrainian defenses have thwarted the Russian military command's plans to encircle the belt
00:11sorted in the Donetsk region.
00:14According to analysts, Ukrainian troops continue to achieve tactical and operational successes.
00:19despite Moscow presenting a Russian victory as inevitable.
00:24Recently, Ukrainian forces eliminated the Russian salient north of the imam, which
00:29It thwarted Russian plans to broadly encircle the belt of fortresses from the areas
00:34from Limán and Dobropilla.
00:36According to the report, Ukraine recovered more than 745 square kilometers in the regions
00:43of Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporilah during the winter and spring of 2026, figure
00:49which does not include the most recent advances.
00:52The report warns that, at the current rate of advance, Russia would not be able to capture the region.
00:58from Donetsk until 2032, if it ever does.
01:02It also highlights that Ukraine has carried out successful medium- and long-range strike campaigns
01:07range against Russian refineries, airfields and other military installations, affecting
01:13Moscow's economy and military potential.
01:16Analysts also point out that Russian military efforts are not achieving their objectives.
01:21operational and strategic, in part because the number of recruits has fallen, which could
01:27leading to a forced mobilization of reservists following the Duma elections in September
01:32of 2026.
01:33The report suggests that the Kremlin is seeking to pressure the United States into forcing Ukraine to
01:39cede territory that Russia has been unable to conquer on the battlefield, which, he warns, will...
01:45This would give Moscow an advantageous position to resume aggression later, since
01:50Their strategic objective of controlling all of Ukraine would remain in effect.
01:54Meanwhile, Russian troops continue to advance slowly towards Slovyansk and Kramatorsk,
02:00cities that, together with Druskivka and Kontiantinivka, make up the so-called Belt of Fortresses
02:06of the Ukrainian Defense.
02:08Kramatorsk, a major military logistics center, suffers attacks dozens of times a day,
02:13According to Irina Rivakova, spokesperson for the 93rd Mechanized Brigade, who reported that the streets
02:19They are almost deserted in the morning and at night due to the constant threat of attacks with
02:24drones.
02:24According to the ISW, in August Russian forces advanced or penetrated approximately 124 kilometers
02:32squares of Ukrainian territory, about a quarter of what Russia occupied in
02:36the same month of the previous year.
02:43Thank you!
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