Russia claims major gains, heavy Ukrainian losses

Russian Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov continues to make greatly exaggerated claims of Russian advances amidst Russian forces’ poor performance in their ongoing Spring-Summer 2026 offensive. This follows his previous presentation in March-April where he claimed the liberation of 34 settlements and massive Ukrainian casualties. The new statements appear to be part of an ongoing information campaign to portray the offensive as successful despite limited tangible gains and heavy losses. Independent assessments consistently contradict the scale of progress and enemy losses claimed by the Russian military leadership.