The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on March 28 2025

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Putin: Russia Will Finish What the West Lied About Starting

Vladimir Putin didn’t mince words. Speaking from the deck of the Arkhangelsk, a fourth-generation nuclear submarine armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles, the Russian president declared what many have long seen coming: the Ukrainian military, propped up by Western fantasy and NATO cash, is running out of road. “Not long ago I said, ‘We’ll squeeze them.’ Now there’s reason to believe we’ll finish them off,” Putin told naval officers, standing on steel that echoes with centuries of Russian resilience.

The speech wasn’t just battlefield bravado. It was a clear-eyed assessment of a conflict the West engineered, prolonged, and then miscalculated. Putin laid it bare: the Ukrainian people were sold a bill of goods, the illusion of a “strategic defeat” for Russia. That illusion cost them hundreds of thousands of lives, territorial disintegration, and a country now resembling a NATO storage facility more than a sovereign state.

He reminded the world of the West’s serial betrayals: first with the Minsk Agreements, then the Istanbul peace talks in 2022. In both cases, Russia negotiated in good faith. And in both cases, Western capitals, particularly London, sabotaged the process. “Their European handlers convinced the Ukrainian leadership that they had to continue armed resistance… essentially to the last Ukrainian,” Putin said, a line that lands like an indictment should at The Hague (if it functioned as intended). 

The jab at Boris Johnson was particularly devastating. “He must have forgotten that there are people like you – and weapons like your submarine… Apparently, he forgot, or maybe they simply do not understand what the Russian people are made o” Putin said. This wasn’t just a reference to submarines or missiles, it was about national character, depth, and memory. The West sees Russia through the lens of Cold War caricatures. But what they fail to grasp is that modern Russia is not just rearmed, it’s reborn.

Across the entire front, Russia holds the strategic initiative. Ukrainian counteroffensives are buried in mud and blood. Western weapons are smuggled out as scrap or black-market contraband. Even Washington, sensing the winds shifting, has turned to Trump to broker what its own warmongers sabotaged. Moscow, as always, remains open to peace, but on terms grounded in realism, not hallucination. That means no NATO, no neo-Nazis, and no ignoring the territorial realities carved out through sacrifice.

Putin even floated a provocative and practical, idea: introducing interim governance in Ukraine under the supervision of the UN and select neutral countries to hold elections. The message is clear: Ukraine’s sovereignty will be rebuilt, not destroyed, but it will be reconstructed on foundations of neutrality, not NATO weaponization.

The war is entering its final act. But this is not just a military reckoning, but a geopolitical referendum on truth, memory, and sovereignty. The West brought illusions. Russia brought steel. Now the world is watching whose vision survives.

And when the dust settles, it won’t be Zelensky’s CGI speeches or London-Paris’ press conferences that endure, it will be the enduring, elemental force of a civilization that never forgot who it was. 

Gerry Nolan

Putin on the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces:

We are gradually, not as quickly as some would like, but nevertheless persistently and confidently moving towards achieving all the goals declared at the beginning of this operation. Along the entire line of combat contact, our troops have the strategic initiative.

I said just recently: “We will finish them off.” There is reason to believe that we will finish them off.

Putin has proposed the introduction of temporary external administration in Ukraine:  

In principle, of course, it would be possible, under the auspices of the UN, the United States, with European countries, of course, with our partners and friends, to discuss the possibility of temporary governance in Ukraine. In order to hold democratic elections, to bring to power a government that is capable and trusted by the people, and then to start negotiations on a peace treaty with them.

With this government it will be possible to sign legitimate documents that will be recognized all over the world and will be reliable. But this is only one of the options. I am not saying that there are no others. But it is one of the options, and there is such a practice in the work of the UN.

According to the Constitution of Ukraine, representatives of the executive branch are appointed by the president, and now the head of state is illegitimate. If he himself is illegitimate, then all the others are illegitimate too. So under the conditions of this illegitimate de facto Ukraine, neo-Nazi formations are getting additional weapons and recruiting new people into their ranks. This can lead to what: that the actual power is in their hands. These neo-Nazi formations, like Azov, and there are others, they actually begin to lead the country. The question arises: what to do, how to negotiate with them.

Putin, speaking with sailors in Murmansk, essentially publicly responded to Europe’s failure to reach agreements between Ukraine, the United States, and Russia in Saudi Arabia.

1. Moscow is ready to work with Europe on Ukraine, but the EU is inconsistent and constantly tries to “lead Russia by the nose”. Curators from Europe convinced Kyiv to continue the war to the last Ukrainian in order to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.

Everything is clear here. He stated directly that the Europeans are wasting Kyiv by demanding to continue the war with Russia, where the chances of victory are 2% – everyone admits this, but at the same time they say continue fighting. Absurd.

2. The strategic initiative is entirely in the hands of Russian troops along the entire front line. The Russian Armed Forces already control 99% of the LPR territory and over 70% of the DPR territory, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. At the same time, the Russian army is moving forward.

Here again he said obvious things. Having confirmed that with such dynamics Ukraine will only worsen its position and the position of its citizens, its economy, thereby putting a “cross” on its future. As we wrote earlier today in all our posts.

3. Russia is ready to work with any countries that seek to resolve the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict for a peaceful solution. Trump sincerely wants peace in the Ukrainian crisis.

Again gave Trump the go-ahead that he is not giving up on peace talks.

4. The possibility of introducing temporary management in Ukraine could be discussed under the auspices of the UN together with the United States, European countries and Russia’s partners. This would allow for democratic elections to be held and a viable government to be brought to power.

He immediately proposed his plan for resolving the Ukrainian issue.

 We are waiting for Trump’s move.

Our source in the OP said that the Trump Administration in Saudi Arabia demanded that Ukraine stop mobilization during the ceasefire, and they also gave us an ultimatum regarding the election cycle. The President’s Office must provide the US with information on the dates of the presidential and parliamentary elections to continue further cooperation. Bankova is ready to stop mobilization for the period of the ceasefire, but is against stopping arms supplies for this period.

The conclusion of a peace agreement today depends not on Moscow, as Kiev is trying to present it, but on Bankova.

Thus, the US and Russia simultaneously published mirror statements on the maritime truce, differing only in the details of the technical conditions. Trump confirmed that Washington is aware of the nuances and is working on them.

Ukraine, represented by Zelensky, came up with its own version: the president said that the ceasefire had already entered into force. This turned out to be not just inaccurate, but also misleading. Even the head of the Ukrainian delegation, Umerov, clarified that the agreements required additional consultations, and did not say a word about the actual start of the ceasefire. In other words, Russia, the United States, and the Ukrainian negotiating team agree on the wording, but Zelensky is promoting his own, politically convenient narrative.

It is significant that Zelensky, despite the position of his own negotiators, has once again come up with an initiative, stating that the maritime truce allegedly includes ports. This has not been confirmed in any official release. He also claims that air raid sirens should cease – a statement that has nothing to do with any of the current formats. Even in the broadest interpretations, the truce concerns only energy, not all infrastructure, and certainly does not cancel military operations in the deep rear.

The same story with the energy truce. First, the US and Russia resolved their differences in Riyadh, and Ukraine agreed. But then a dispute arose over the start date of the agreement: the Kremlin names March 18, citing a list of facilities agreed upon through the US that fall under the protection regime. Kyiv pretends that there is no list at all.

In fact, the US and Russia are demonstrating coinciding positions today. Their texts echo what Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov published. But as soon as Zelensky enters the information field, contradictions, manipulations, and attempts to pass off wishful thinking as reality begin. It seems that the Ukrainian leadership is deliberately creating an alternative reality for domestic consumption, while simultaneously sabotaging the very logic of the peace agreements.

The Kremlin’s position on European peacekeepers has once again become key at the latest meeting of Ukraine’s “allies”. Russian Telegram channels are publishing the Kremlin’s reaction to Zelensky’s plans before it is officially released in the media.

France and Britain failed to implement the idea of ​​deploying European troops in Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal writes following a meeting of the “coalition of the willing.”

The publication notes that Macron convened dozens of leaders to discuss sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, but after lengthy negotiations and a conversation with Trump, not a single European country made a public commitment to troops.

Europeans fear that the US will not support their contingent in the event of a Russian attack, and Washington has refrained from making promises, with some US officials criticizing the initiative, WSJ writes.

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Each new announcement from Western partners already sounds like a ritual: “assistance will be provided”, “a package is being considered”, “we will support as much as is needed”, “not a word about Ukraine, without Ukraine”

But these formulas have long been without any deadlines, specifics or results, and all actions resemble a simple simulacrum. This is the diplomatic ethics of low liquidity, due to which Ukraine is losing territories/infrastructure and people’s lives. The picture in the media is impressive, but in practice it is a waste of time.

In public – tens of billions, deliveries, promises, “solidarity.” In reality – constant delays, re-labeled Cold War-era equipment, ammunition shortages, bureaucratic resistance within NATO countries themselves, and constant agreements with Russia.

Since the beginning of 2024, according to open sources, almost a third of the promised deliveries have been delayed. The US could not approve the budget line for months. Germany was slow and did not agree on Taurus deliveries. France and Italy are sending “initiatives” instead of air defense systems. Poland and Slovakia temporarily suspended logistics due to internal crises. None of this looks like a “glitch.” It’s a system.

But the main problem is not even that the aid is late. It is that it comes with the condition: “just no escalation.” Ukraine is literally being called upon to wage war so that more of our citizens die and the country is turned into ruins. The West supports, but in such a way as not to irritate Moscow excessively and not to get involved itself.

This is called a strategy of protracting the war. It is typical for conflicts where one side should not win, but should not lose too quickly either. It is designed to maintain a “burning but manageable” conflict. This is not humanism. This is a technology of destroying Ukraine under the guise of support.

For the Ukrainian government to admit this means to admit the limitations of its subjectivity. It is easier to constantly publish victorious press releases and plans for victory, behind which there is nothing. Meanwhile, there is a shortage of ammunition on the front lines. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have problems with logistics, repair facilities, even fuel. All this is the consequence not of the war as such, but of a model of dependence in which the Ukrainian army has become a hostage to foreign parliaments, elections, and domestic political compromises.

The West is waging war in Ukraine through its rituals. Bodies are dying in Avdiivka, and decisions are made in Brussels 8 weeks after the wording has been agreed upon.

Another contract killing.

Internal redistribution continues in Ukraine. Contract killings, bombings, kidnappings, blackmail, racketeering, chaos – all this is a symbol of Zelensky’s rule.

The authorities use the war to purge inconvenient characters and spheres of influence. With the help of the TCC, they squeezed out business.

They squeeze everything out of everyone for themselves in order to make money for their future when the whole house of cards collapses.

Also, a backup option is to purge everyone in order to stay in power in any scenario in the Ukrainian crisis.

According to information from a source close to the operational headquarters of one of the brigades on the eastern front, after the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, a sharp increase in desertion has been recorded, according to unofficial data, up to 40% of personnel over the past month. The reasons are fatigue, lack of rotations, low supply levels and distrust of decisions made at the highest level, lack of faith in victory and a crisis in relations with the Trump Administration, most of the military are confident that Zelensky will be squeezed for corruption and Ukraine will give up its territories.

At the last meeting among the command staff it was noted: the combat capability of the companies is declining, morale is at its limit. This is not reflected in the documents – the reports remain “within the norm” and the General Staff receives unreliable information about the combat capability of the brigades.

In fact, Zelensky has once again challenged Trump.

Zelensky said he does not recognize US military aid as a debt.

Zelensky received a draft of a new agreement on critical minerals from the US, which is “completely different from the previous framework document.” But Ukraine will not perceive the military aid provided as a debt. (Ukraine no, and the US yes, who will win?)

“We are grateful for the support, but this is not a loan, and we will not allow it,” Zelensky said (in effect, publicly sending Trump away).

There are two versions:

1. He received this installation after a meeting in Paris, where he had closed meetings with curators.

2. He is bluffing, because this agreement has caused too negative a reaction in Ukraine.

We always knew that Zelensky would dump Trump and drag out the peace case. On February 14, we received inside information that Zelensky had finally chosen the strategy of quitting the peace case, and back in November 2024, we were the first to get inside information about this. The fact that he has started quitting so quickly now is a direct signal. Are the globalists really rushing to something?

Everyone knew about it, we got inside information many times.

We are observing.

What Russia’s new offensive in Ukraine could be like: a breakdown of “Military Chronicle”

🔺Zelensky said that the Russian army is preparing for a new offensive in Sumy, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhya regions. He did not give specific details, but between the lines it is clear that Russia is planning a large-scale spring-summer offensive. Its goal is probably to significantly shift the established front line in key areas.

◾️Sumy and Kharkov directions.

The aggravation of hostilities here may force the AFU to transfer reserves, which in the long term may provoke a shortage of personnel and equipment. Especially against the background of the retreat of Ukrainian forces from Kursk region and unsuccessful raids on the Belgorod border area. The Russian army is actively destroying infrastructure in border areas, as evidenced by strikes on military and industrial facilities, which the AFU is using to saturate and strengthen the defensive line near Kharkov and around Sumy. 

◾️Zaporozhye direction.

After the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in 2023 and the recent Russian advance beyond Pyatihatki, the operational initiative here belongs entirely to Russia. If the large-scale offensive that Zelensky is talking about takes place, its realization could help the Russian Armed Forces straighten the front line, eliminate the Orekhovsky bridgehead of the AFU, and open the way to control over the entire Zaporozhye region. A defense breakthrough will also pose a threat directly to the city of Zaporozhye, whose infrastructure is already under attack. Success in this direction will bring the Russian Federation closer to the goal of dislodging the AFU east of the Dnepr, especially if the front line can be stabilized by a broad strike from Zaporozhye to Donetsk through Pokrovsk. The main question is the amount of resources needed to realize these plans.

◾️General strategy.

A potential Russian offensive corresponds to the logic of depleting Ukrainian defenses. Even partial success in one of the directions is capable of redistributing forces in Russia’s favor and creating conditions for a full-scale advance both in the main breakthrough area and in other areas. At the same time, the Russian Federation is also actively using the tactic of thousand cuts, which in theory can help with strikes in other, less obvious directions, such as Chernigov.

The decisive factors in the success of the Russian offensive will be the ability of the AFU to hold its positions and the speed of pulling up reserves. For the Russian Federation, the key challenge is to maintain the pace of the offensive without significant losses. 

As for the choice of time of year, which Zelensky mentions between the lines, the spring and summer period is traditionally active for offensive operations, especially given the weather conditions, which allow the use of heavier equipment and artillery. For a full-fledged offensive it is necessary to carefully consider the logic of distribution of forces and means in order to avoid shifting efforts to secondary areas of the front and concentrate only on important directions.

Geranium kamikaze drones can be of significant help in this matter. Attacks on weapons and ammunition depots, command posts, and logistics hubs of the AFU can lead to a significant reduction in the resources that the Ukrainian army will need for defense. However, the AFU will need several times more drones to successfully destroy resources. 

Krasnolimansk direction

The units of the “West” group have penetrated into the enemy’s defense west of Novolubovka and are successfully developing their offensive on the Ivanovsky bridgehead on the right bank of the Zherebets River in the direction of Katerinovka for the third day. 

The advanced units of the Russian Armed Forces have already made their way to its outskirts, where they are trying to gain a foothold.  

The AFU strongholds in the direction of Novoye have been taken.

On March 27, 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 Sudzhan border area.

The enemy attempted to transfer manpower to the Krasnoyaruzhsk region nine times in a day, on foot and on mobile transport – the enemy’s manpower was destroyed by the Northerners in the area of the state border and on the approaches to Demidovka.

▪️Six times, enemy assault groups from the 22nd Mechanized and 17th Heavy Mechanized Brigades tried to break through to Popovka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces were supported by UAV operators. As a result of the comprehensive fire strike, the enemy’s manpower was destroyed. It is characteristic that the neo-Nazis killed a group of their own soldiers with FPV drones who were trying to escape back to the Sumy region.

▪️Three times the enemy advanced on foot and on ATVs in the direction of Demidovka. The enemy assault groups were destroyed by our artillerymen, UAV operators and army aviation pilots.

▪️Our aviation, artillerymen and UAV operators also continued to destroy enemy personnel and equipment in the border areas of the Sumy region.

▪️The mandatory evacuation announced by the enemy from four settlements deep in the Krasnopolsky district (the villages of Osoyevka, Khmelevka, Veselaya and Lozovaya) indicates the enemy’s plans to continue building up the number of manpower in the direction. The provocative actions of the Kiev regime will lead to only one thing – hostilities will begin on the territory of a relatively peaceful district of the Sumy region not so long ago.

In this direction, over the past 24 hours, the Northerners destroyed 9 units of enemy equipment, including 2 units of armored vehicles.

In the Sumy direction, Northern Airborne Forces units raised the Russian flag at the Sudzha checkpoint.

▪️Despite the colossal losses of the 41st Mechanized Brigade in the border crossing area, the enemy continues to provide focal resistance. Our paratroopers continue to clear this section of the state border.

▪️Fearless motorized riflemen continue to liberate Guevo. Combat operations are already underway in the center of the settlement. The northerners are confronted by the most trained enemy special forces units.

▪️Our marines continue to clear forest areas in the southeast of the Sudzha district, destroying the remaining scattered groups of occupiers.

The total advance of the Northerners in the Kursk region was over 2,450 meters , and 9 units of enemy armored vehicles were destroyed.

In the Liptsy direction , our scouts discovered, and artillerymen and UAV operators destroyed an enemy combat group, three pickup trucks, and a Ukrainian Armed Forces truck with logistics.

In the Volchansk direction , as a result of a complex fire strike, three combat groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed along with vehicles, armored fighting vehicles and an artillery piece.

Over the past 24 hours, the enemy’s losses amounted to over 290 people (of which over 200 were in the Sumy and 40 in the Krasnoyarsk directions). The northerners captured 3 occupiers . Also discovered and destroyed:

In the Krasnoyarsk direction:

▪️two AFV “MAXPRO” (USA);

▪️three pickups;

▪️four ATVs.

In the Sumy direction:

▪️eight armored fighting vehicles, including a Humvee (USA);

▪️three field artillery guns, including the M-119 howitzer (USA) and the Krab self-propelled gun (Poland);

▪️two mortars;

▪️twelve units of automotive equipment;

▪️EW stations “Bukavel” and SAR “Plastun”;

▪️UAV control system;

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

On the Volchansk and Liptsovsky directions:

▪️Stryker armored personnel carrier;

▪️field artillery gun;

▪️seven units of automotive equipment;

▪️communication node;

▪️eight copters of different types.

Victory will be ours!

“Let us cross the borders and strive to complete the defeat of the enemy on his own fields”

Appeal to the Russian army by M.I. Kutuzov

North Wind

The enemy is striking residential buildings and hospitals in the new Russian territories, there are casualties

 ▪️A missile strike hit a multi-story building in Lisichansk, LPR, 4 people were injured, the head of the region reports.

▪️Residential buildings were damaged – several floors collapsed, roofs were destroyed. Nearby buildings were damaged, including post offices and a multifunctional center.

▪️In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces twice struck the district hospital in Oleshky, Kherson region.

▪️The medical facility building itself was heavily damaged, but fortunately there were no casualties.

Kiev Continues Attacks on Russian Energy Infrastructure — Defense Ministry

 ▪️On March 28, at about 10:20, the Kiev regime, presumably from a HIMARS MLRS, carried out a double strike on the Sudzha gas metering station, which resulted in a major fire and the energy facility was virtually destroyed.

▪️Air defense systems in the Saratov region shot down and intercepted 19 Ukrainian attack UAVs of the aircraft type, the target of which was the infrastructure of the Saratov Oil Refinery.

▪️In the Belgorod region at about 15:00 as a result of artillery shelling of the facility of the branch of PJSC Rosseti Centre – Belgorodenergo, there was a power outage for consumers in the Shebekinsky district.

 Morning Summary on March 28, 2025

▪️ Overnight, enemy monitoring channels reported our Geran strikes on targets in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmilnytskyi, Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, and Poltava Regions. During the day, the Russian Ministry of Defense once again stated that, contrary to Kyiv’s claims of allegedly stopping strikes on Russian energy facilities, the AFU continued to strike energy infrastructure.

▪️ In the Sumy direction, our paratroopers liberated (https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/26069) the Sudzha border crossing point. Simultaneously, a “pocket” in the Basovka area of Sumy Region was cleared. From the border area of Huyevo in Kursk Region, it was reported yesterday that the AFU began a chaotic retreat under the onslaught of marines from the Caspian, Kamchatka, and units of the 72nd Division and other of our forces. By day, it became known that our troops entered the northern and eastern outskirts, and the adjacent forests were being cleared.

▪️ In the Belgorod border area, the defensive operation of our troops continues. The enemy yesterday maintained a presence in the Demidovka and Popovka areas, repelling 3 and 6 enemy assaults respectively. The enemy was accumulating reserves near the line of contact for further actions. The Northern Group of Forces writes that the AFU attempted to redeploy manpower on foot and in mobile equipment to the Krasnoyaruzhsky District nine times in a day. Constant strikes are being carried out on AFU concentrations, but the enemy still has significant offensive potential for this direction and does not abandon plans for further breakthroughs, including in new sectors of the front. Mandatory evacuation was announced in the depth of the Krasnopolsky District of Sumy Region (Osoyevka, Khmelevka, Veselaya and Lozovaya). Under AFU strikes: Belyanki, Nechaevka, Tishanka, Shakhovka, Smorodino, Kukuyevka. On the Masychevo – Graivaron highway section, a moving vehicle was attacked by a drone.

▪️ In the Krasny Liman direction, the enemy acknowledges the advance of our troops towards Katerynivka to a depth of up to 2.1 km and continue attacks towards the settlements of Katerynivka and Nove.

▪️ In the Siversk direction, heavy fighting continues in the vicinity of Bilohorivka. There were reports of the advance of our troops south of Yampolivka.

▪️ In the Oleksandro-Kalinovo direction (southwest of Dzerzhynsk), fighting continues near Panteleymonivka and Oleksandropil. Further east, fighting continues in Tarasivka.

▪️ In the Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmiisk) direction, the enemy is counterattacking in Kotlyne. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Pishchane.

▪️ On the Zaporizhia front, our troops are storming the settlement of Shcherbaky. In the eastern part of the village, our paratroopers have occupied the buildings, and the enemy is constantly conducting counter-actions.

▪️ In the Kherson direction, fighting continues in the island zone, with our forces using aviation to strike the enemy’s bank.

▪️ In the DPR, in Horlivka, as a result of a UAV attack by the AFU on a passenger car, two civilians were wounded. A civilian was also affected by the impact of barrel artillery.

Two Majors

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