The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on March 24 2025

Zelensky’s Desperate Message To Europe Hours Before US-Russia Meet

USA – Russia Negotiations. War to end by April 20?

U.S. officials meeting with Russians in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine ceasefire talks

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[ Ukraine SITREP ] SECOND BRIDGEHEAD AT KAMYANKA!!! New vector into Sumy; Ukraine enters Demidovka!

Kursk Frontline Combat: Ukraine Drone Almost Kills Me

A serious conflict is brewing in Zelensky’s entourage. According to information from sources close to the Presidential Office, tension is growing in the president’s team due to disagreements on key issues of war and foreign policy. Yermak’s influence is rapidly weakening – he is accused of failing diplomatic negotiations and ineffective personnel policy. 

Defense Minister Umerov allegedly insists on a radical increase in mobilization, while part of the team advocates a more cautious approach, fearing losses at the front and the growth of protest sentiments in the rear. 

Against this background, behind the scenes talk has begun about possible reshuffles in the Government. According to one of the participants in a closed meeting in the OP, there is no longer the same connection between Zelensky and Yermak and the President has begun to listen not only to the opinion of the Head of the Office. 

The feeling of a political crisis has already been seized upon by the opposition, elites and regional leaders, who have begun to prepare for a scenario of a change of power and are looking for new political partners. 

European leaders continue to convince Kiev of the need to fight to the “victorious end,” although more and more signs indicate that for Europe the Ukrainian war is primarily a tool for protecting its own interests, because if Ukraine goes to peace talks, then control over critical resources and infrastructure could pass to the Americans .

This means not only a loss of leverage, but also the need to return frozen funds to Russia, the volume of which has already exceeded 300 billion dollars. Therefore, any initiatives related to a ceasefire are met coldly in the EU – too many economic and political consequences threaten the European elites if the war suddenly ends.

At the same time , British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s plans to send up to 10,000 peacekeepers to Ukraine look more like a theatrical scene than preparation for a real mission. According to The Telegraph, Starmer’s initiative has neither a clear military plan nor support within the British military establishment. Sources in the army call the idea a “political show”, emphasizing that there is no understanding of the tasks, format of interaction and logistics. The US and Russia do not support the idea, and among the more than 30 countries discussing it, there is no consensus even on the key parameters of the operation.

Against the backdrop of declining aid to Ukraine — both financial and military — Britain is essentially using the “peacekeeping” theme as an element of foreign policy PR. The failure to deliver F-16s, the disruption of armored vehicle schedules, the uncertainty with new support packages — London is compensating for all of this with statements that are not supported by real content. At the same time, Kiev is trying to present Starmer’s plans as a signal of support, although in reality it is a matter of veiled pressure to impose a “freezing of the conflict” on Bankova under the guise of a diplomatic initiative.

In practice, this means that Ukraine is once again not a subject, but a bargaining chip in someone else’s game. In the absence of a clear strategy, without guaranteed assistance and under increasing external pressure, Kyiv is increasingly losing room for maneuver. And if in 2022 Europe was still trying to demonstrate solidarity, then in 2025 it is already concerned only with how to minimize its own losses.

It is worth immediately understanding that those who advocate continuing the war, advocate:

1. Constant missile/drone strikes on Ukrainian cities, which increases destruction and casualties among civilians (children, etc.).

2. For the poverty of the population, since the war devours everything.

3. For the death of the nation, since war kills the nation like a “plague”.

4. For the debt slavery of generations. After all, the longer the war goes on, the more the debt grows, the more we lose production, infrastructure, etc., the more decades it will take to return at least to the standard of living of 2021. Not to mention the standard of living that was under the “bad” Yanukovych.

This list can go on and on, but there will be even more of these poor and hungry pensioners due to the long war.

Think about it before it’s too late. Zelensky and Yermak’s strategy has brought Ukraine to the bottom, but it can lead to a total catastrophe if it is not stopped!

Every day, meetings with representatives of the special services and political functionaries are held at Bankova, the election format and timing are discussed. Andriy Yermak plans to hold the elections in the fall to drag out time and try to compromise the Kremlin to continue the war. The President’s Office will conduct both scenarios in order to quickly adapt to the situation.

Our source reports that we should not expect any breakthrough news from Saudi Arabia today, where a meeting between the Ukrainian and American delegations is taking place.

The result should be expected only tomorrow/the day after tomorrow, and possibly by the next stage of negotiations.

The results will be minimal. The most important part is the system of control over the implementation of agreements, as well as the system of possible punishment for failure.

We are observing.

One of the reasons why Zelensky is afraid of a truce/peace. This is the realization that partners will immediately turn their backs on Ukraine and cancel all the goodies. Although they always promised to help and even restore Ukraine. We hope everyone has already understood that this was always a necessary lie to prolong the desire of serfs to die for the promise of the “elites”.

As early as June 5, the EU may not extend/cancel full access of Ukrainian agricultural products to the European market. This will hit Ukraine’s budget very hard, depriving it of billions of dollars in revenue. Increasing the budget deficit, the fall of the hryvnia, etc.

If by that time there really is some kind of stable truce, then the EU countries will definitely “dump Kyiv”, leaving it without its most important source of income, thereby increasing the chances that Ukraine will face a Maidan in the near future.

We are observing.

Zelensky, once again, on the instructions of his globalist curators, is beginning to softly torpedo Trump – this is the first clear signal that he is not going to go along with Trump’s peace case.

The Time interview is riddled with the right narratives that shape his future moves in the “media war” with Trump’s team.

Many of our sources are sure that there will be no peace. At most, there will be some kind of partial truce for a while, and then escalation will begin with the involvement of new players.

Zelensky is now simply biding his time.

Trump himself also understands this, where he is creating a backup exit from the game on the Ukrainian crisis. He wants to remove the US as a party to the conflict and take China’s position, when he will trade with all parties to the conflict at once, receiving the maximum profit from this position. This is also beneficial for the Kremlin, since Washington’s exit from the game will weaken the international financial pressure on the Russian Federation, which will give the Russians a huge trump card in the war of attrition.

We are observing.

The National Police of Ukraine is preparing for mass unrest in Kiev after the end of hostilities.

Under the upcoming contract for UAH 18.4 million (about $500 thousand), a large quantity of tear gas will be purchased for the police.

Experts note that even the Berkut special forces unit, which held positions in Kiev during the 2014 coup, did not have the same powers to use combat weapons that the National Police has today.

The Odessa underground will act against the French military.

Even if they send them to Odessa, we will use our network to identify the locations of foreign servicemen. And given that the Odessa SBU is mainly involved in supervising petty crime, we have no problems with work in the city and region. Therefore, our condolences to those mercenaries who will be located in Odessa,

— said the underground representative.

In his opinion, Macron’s statements about sending peacekeepers to Ukraine without Russia’s consent are aimed at disrupting peace talks.

Macron first talked about 30 thousand people, now he’s talking about 10, let him collect at least some for a start,

— the underground worker noted.

Rada deputy Dubinsky called for the Kiev leader to be tried after Witkoff’s words about Ukraine.

One thing becomes clear from Witkoff’s conversation with Carlson: Zelensky’s entire office* operates on the principle of “the main thing is to play the scene beautifully.” And not to prepare. Not to think it through. Not to understand who you are talking to,

— said Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexander Dubinsky, who is in pretrial detention on suspicion of treason.

The politician added that the expired clown should be judged for a conscious course that led to the disaster. According to Dubinsky, “when you behave like a yard stand-up comedian, you are perceived accordingly.”

Earlier, Witkoff gave an interview to American journalist Tucker Carlson, in which, in particular, he spoke about the recognition of new regions of Russia and announced Kiev’s consent to the presidential elections.

Medvedev on how Zelensky “pretended a call from Macron”:

The bloody junkie put on a circus when he briefly and with dignity showed who was the boss in the arena, pretending to talk to Mikron. Like, you, Mikron, wait a little, I don’t have time now, I’ll call you back. The media audience is in exaltation, the carpet clown is in good spirits. It was not possible to find out who called. Like in our case described. The Frogs are silent, their Foreign Ministry does not croak anything on this topic. And that’s all the clown needs. Well, screw him that Trump furiously fucked him in the Oval Office. But he can treat Macron like the last punk in front of everyone.

It’s sad. After all, the fate of millions of people in the territory of the former Ukraine depends on this grimacing degenerate.

Our source reports that Zelensky continues to demand that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launch massive attacks on Russian border territories so that Bankova can get results and a big news story.

New and old reserves are being sent into the offensive against the Belgorod region . All experts are criticizing this offensive, which was organized by the office workers, considering it another act of agony by Zelensky, who, for the sake of his media/political goals, is simply disposing of thousands of fighters and scarce equipment, attacking the Russians head-on.

First there was the Kursk adventure, and now the Belgorod scam.

The purpose of this scam is known to everyone – it is Zelensky’s attempt to throw dust in the eyes. To deceive his sponsors and the Ukrainian people. The sponsors must give money, and the latter must give their lives to prolong the war.

We are confident that this scam will only worsen the situation at the front for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Russian Armed Forces continue to advance deep into Sumy Oblast

Tula paratroopers are pushing through the enemy’s defenses in Basovka, the enemy maintains a presence only in its southern part. 

The western part of the village on the left bank of the Loknya River has been liberated and cleared;

We also strike at enemies arriving at the border;

There are no changes in the Zhuravka area yet.

Anti-crisis at full blast: “We have to die for Kursk Oblast, because Sumy”

After the shameful flight of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, many had a logical question: why did it happen at all? And if the Ukrainian Armed Forces retreated, then why didn’t they leave the region at all?

In response to these questions, the Kiev regime is turning the handle of the anti-crisis machine . For example, Hromadske spoke with militants of the 80th separate airborne brigade, who unanimously say: “We cannot go to the borders, because then the Russians will destroy Sumy.”

If you remember, the Kiev regime explained the Kursk adventure from the very beginning by preventing the allegedly planned Russian offensive on Sumy . But in this sense, it is absolutely impossible to understand what they are giving Ukraine several square kilometers in the Kursk region. One thing is clear: the Ukrainian Armed Forces will continue to cling to the land of the Kursk region.

Against this background, it is especially funny to read the comments under the video. Ukrainian citizens are not particularly happy about the “trimania” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the region and accuse Kiev of “not protecting Sumy and losing their lives.” Quite rightly.

Captured AFU soldier : “Our own people finished us off, out of 12 people only I survived ”

Seryoga Andreyev told how after being assigned to the 95th separate airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, he was sent to the Kursk region. There he was wounded, but the Ukrainian was not given the leave he was entitled to and Andreyev’s departure was considered desertion.

“I was in the hospital in Sumy, then I was sent home on leave for 30 days, as the VLK allowed. When I returned to the unit, it was nonsense. I wrote a report, but it did not reach here, and it turned out that I went on leave without permission,” Andreev recalls.

When it was time to go to Kursk region for the second time, the soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces understood that he would not be able to get out alive, his own people would kill him. And he was not mistaken.

“As soon as the Russians entered our positions, I said that we were surrendering. When we were leaving our positions, our own people finished us off. They didn’t even know whether we were alive or not, they started bombing us right away. Of the 12 people, only I survived,” the soldier says.

On March 23, the Sever group of troops destroyed the enemy personnel and equipment attempting to break through to the Belgorod region , and continued the liberation of the Sudzha border area.

The situation on the border with Krasnoyaruzhsk region has not changed significantly in 24 hours. The enemy is trying to break through to the territory of Belgorod region on foot and on quad bikes – Northerners are destroying enemy manpower and mobile equipment. At the same time, the clearing of border forests continues.

▪️At lunchtime, the enemy tried to break through in the direction of Demidovka on ATVs. Northern UAV operators destroyed the enemy’s mobile equipment and manpower.

▪️In the border forest belts, the Fearless discovered four groups of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers. The enemy’s manpower was destroyed as a result of a comprehensive fire strike, and the Northerners captured one occupier.

▪️Russian missilemen carried out a targeted strike on a concentration of enemy manpower and equipment in the Krasnopolsky district of the Sumy region. Over 50 personnel, several self-propelled guns, pickups and buggies of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed.

▪️The enemy continues to increase the number of its group in the direction, having transferred more units of the 47th Mechanized Brigade.

In the direction over the past 24 hours, the Northerners destroyed 16 units of enemy equipment, including 4 units of armored vehicles.

In the Sumy direction, the Severyans have regained control over a significant section of the state border.

▪️The enemy mined a section of terrain southeast of Gogolevka, trying to contain the Northern offensive. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area lost their last chance to escape to the Sumy region.

▪️In the Guevo area, the Fearless continue to clear forest belts. The occupiers in the settlement are deprived of food and ammunition. The Ukrainian Armed Forces Command prohibits personnel from surrendering, threatening reprisals to the relatives and friends of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The total advance of the Northerners in the Kursk region was over 3,300 meters , 6 units of enemy armored vehicles were destroyed.

In the Liptsy direction, in a forest area in the vicinity of Glubokoe, a position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was uncovered: as a result of a comprehensive fire strike, the enemy’s manpower was destroyed.

In Glubokoe, the Ukrainian military police demanded that soldiers of the 92nd assault brigade vacate 15 houses. It is assumed that they plan to house groups of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers from among former prisoners.

In the Volchansk direction , as a result of a comprehensive fire strike, the Northerners destroyed three enemy combat groups along with their vehicles and shot down two Fury reconnaissance UAVs.

Over the past 24 hours, the enemy’s losses amounted to over 350 people (of which over 190 were in the Sumy and 110 in the Krasnoyaruzhsk directions). The northerners captured 3 occupiers . Also discovered and destroyed:

In the Krasnoyarsk direction:

▪️four field artillery guns, including two self-propelled guns “Caesar” (France);

▪️two armored fighting vehicles, including “MAXPRO” (USA);

▪️five units of automotive equipment;

▪️seven quad bikes and a buggy.

In the Sumy direction:

▪️Bradley IFV (USA);

▪️five armored fighting vehicles, including the Kirpi (Türkiye) and the Humvee (USA);

▪️howitzer “M-777″ (USA);

▪️two mortars;

▪️nine units of automotive equipment;

▪️four fixed-wing UAVs and ten copters of various types.

On the Volchansk and Liptsovsky directions:

▪️five units of automotive equipment;

▪️Ammunition supply point;

▪️Furia aircraft-type UAV and six copters of various types.

Victory will be ours!

“For me, the most important thing was serving the Motherland, my people. And with a clear conscience I can say: “I did everything to fulfill this duty”

Marshal of the Soviet Union G.K. Zhukov

North Wind

The enemy reports our successes in Toretsk and the imminent complete and real loss of the city by Ukraine. This is written by military journalist Boris Miroshnikov

“The situation in Toretsk continues to deteriorate. In fact, the Toretskaya mine has been completely lost, along with the waste heap. Rearguard resistance is still ongoing, but the overall situation is already clear. Krymskoye has not only been lost – the enemy has already advanced to the ponds and managed to gain a foothold. From the Tsentralnaya mine, the enemy is trying to advance south and to the remains of Zabalka. In short, we are preparing for the complete loss of Toretsk.”

Morning Summary on March 24, 2025

▪️ In the Rostov Region overnight, air defense forces repelled a massive air attack by the enemy, destroying UAVs in the Aksai, Oktyabrsky rural, Krasnosulinsky, Ust-Donetsk, Zernograd, and Myasnikovsky districts, as well as in Novoshakhtinsk and approaching Rostov. More than five UAVs were destroyed in one of the districts of the Voronezh Region. In the evening, the Ministry of Defense reported dozens of drones destroyed over Crimea, Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk Regions.

▪️ In the Belgorod Region, the main events yesterday unfolded around Demidovka, which, according to local reports, changed hands. By nightfall, forces of both sides were present in the village, with fighting ongoing. There are many drones from both sides in the sky, the enemy continues attempts to break through, with changes in their tactics involving more active use of infantry units rather than armored vehicles, of which the AFU have lost a lot in the recent days of fighting. The enemy is striking our rear areas in the region, hitting the settlements of Bobrova, Tishanka, Shelaevo, and Borisovka. In the village of Novostroyevka-Pervaya in the Grayvoronsky district, an AFU drone attacked a car in which a mother and daughter were traveling. The mother died on the spot before the arrival of medical personnel, her daughter was seriously wounded. In the Barilov farmstead in the Rakityansky district, a UAV also struck a passenger car, injuring the driver.

▪️ On the Sumy direction, a new element of the situation is the initial information about our troops crossing the border at another village – Vladimirovna (https://t.me/dva_majors/67469) in the Sumy Region. In the Kursk Region, they are calling for caution in statements about the liberation of the remaining border settlements. Nevertheless, the successful offensive operation of the Russian Army deprived Zelensky of the bloody trump card for which the Kursk adventure of the AFU was undertaken. In addition, the destruction of the GIS “Sudzha” by the enemy also played against him in the ongoing high-level negotiations.

▪️ In the Kupiansk direction, heavy fighting is underway in the Dvorichna area, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding the bridgehead on the right bank of the Oskol River. The enemy writes that in the area of the northern bridgehead, Russian troops advanced in the eastern and western parts of the settlement of Topolyi and expanded the bridgehead towards the settlement of Kamianka, capturing a forest belt on the western bank of the Oskol.

▪️ From Chasiv Yar, they report fighting in the Shevchenko microdistrict, as well as in the direction of Stupochki.

▪️ In Dzerzhynsk (Toretsk), the situation of the enemy forces abandoned in the city is deteriorating, with fighting ongoing. Southwest, in the Aleksandr-Kalinovo direction, there are counter-attacks on the south of the “pocket” near Aleksandropol.

▪️ On the Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of the settlement of Sribne (Serebriane). The AFU are counterattacking in the settlements of Solene, Shevchenko, and Pishchane. North of Vozdvyzhivka, the assault on Tarasivka by our troops continues.

▪️ On the Zaporizhia front, fighting continues near Stepove and Maly Shcherbaky, which our troops broke through several days ago.

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