Putin & Gerasimov : SMO update

Reported by Sputnik

Lugansk People’s Republic is fully liberated by Russian Forces – Putin

Since the beginning of the year, 310 settlements have been liberated, he added.

Russian president visited the auxiliary command post of the Joint Group of Forces and he held another meeting with the command staff.

Other key statements by Vladimir Putin:

🔸 About 10% of the territory of the Donetsk region and around 16.5% of the territory of the Zaporozhye region remain under the control of Ukraine

🔸 About 6,500 square kilometers and 310 settlements have been liberated by Russian forces since the beginning of 2026

🔸 Main efforts of the Russian forces are concentrated on the liberation of Donbass

🔸 Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka in the DPR has been liberated

🔸 Over the past three days, the settlement of Sergeyevka was liberated

🔸 Russian air defense combat crews are generally acting professionally, but there is still room for improvement

🔸 Offensive by the Russian forces is proceeding along the entire line of contact, and the pace of the offensive has increased

Russia completes destruction of Ukrainian grouping encircled in northeast of Kharkov region – Gerasimov

🔊Russian forces have liberated the important and large settlement of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov added.

Other statements by Gerasimov:

🔸 Units of the Tsentr battlegroup have liberated the city of Dobropolye in the Donetsk region

🔸 Russian troops have thwarted attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to push them out of Kupyansk

🔸 Since September 1, Russian troops have taken control of more than 1,800 square kilometers of territory and 92 settlements

🔸 Russian Armed Forces are improving the air defense system and introducing detection and strike capabilities

🔸 Strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure in response to attacks by the Ukrainian troops have continued according to the General Staff’s plan