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Day: September 8, 2026
You never know where they’ll turn up next.Kyrylo Budanov (@Kyrylo_Budanov)Від росії до Африки, від костюма до камуфляжу – Головне управління розвідки захищає український інтерес по всій планеті в будь-який спосіб.
Сьогодні, в День воєнної розвідки, згадуємо унікальні місії українських розвідників по всій земній кулі.
На суші й на морі, на землі та в повітрі, у розпечених пустельних пісках і в снігах крижаної Антарктиди ГУР МО виконує найскладніші завдання заради Батьківщини.
Слава українським розвідникам і слава Україні!— https://x.com/Kyrylo_Budanov/status/2096897685038989535
MORE: Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps (AC) Commander Brigadier General Andriy Biletskyi published a video on September 7 showing himself calmly speaking in Svyatohirsk (north of Slovyansk), demonstrating unchallenged Ukrainian control over that settlement, contrary to Putin’s September 1 claims that Russian forces had seized it.
Biletskyi stated that Ukrainian forces comfortably control Svyatohirsk and that Ukraine considers the settlement to be in its “rear area.” ISW has observed evidence to assess that the closest Russian forces were 13 kilometers away from Svyatohirsk in late Spring/early Summer 2026, and numerous reports indicate that the current Russian line is even further away amidst ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive operations. A Russian source published archival and doctored footage on September 5 purporting to show Russian control over Svyatohirsk, presumably to support Putin’s false claims, but a Russian milblogger responded to this footage on the same day and denied that Russian forces maintain positions even close to Svyatohirsk.
A Kremlin-affiliated milblogger acknowledged on September 7 that Biletskyi’s video was a clear demonstration of Ukrainian control over Svyatohirsk and observed that the Russian military command and the agencies responsible for Russian cognitive warfare efforts should have realized how easy it would be for Ukrainian forces to dispel Putin’s grossly exaggerated claims in this area.
The milblogger noted that false reports of captured settlements such as Svyatohirsk create operational risks for Russian forces because they cannot call for strikes on locations they claim to control and because units in adjacent sectors may plan operations based on this inaccurate battlefield picture. The milblogger noted that Russia’s failure to impose accountability for such dishonesty will increase deceptive reporting and may produce even strategic consequences.Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)NEW: Negotiations to secure the durable and lasting peace that US President Donald Trump has said he aims for cannot be based on Russian lies. They can only be based on the actual realities of the battlefield and the real trajectory of the war, which does not favor Russia.
More Key Takeaways:
The Ukrainian military demonstrated, and a Kremlin-affiliated milblogger acknowledged, the falsity of one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s more outrageous claims of fictitious Russian gains in Donetsk Oblast.
The pervasive culture of lying within the Russian armed forces paradoxically both damages Russian forces’ ability to fight effectively and supports exaggerated Kremlin claims that Putin weaponizes to enhance Russia’s negotiation position.
Negotiations to secure the durable and lasting peace that US President Donald Trump has said he aims for cannot be based on Russian lies. They can only be based on the actual realities of the battlefield and the real trajectory of the war, which does not favor Russia.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in the Slovyansk direction and the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area.
Russia launched 92 drones against Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian military assets and oil infrastructure on the night of September 6 to 7.— https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2097134574316753105
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