"We're seizing the initiative": Syrsky claims the Ukrainian Armed Forces have gone on the offensive.

The Ukrainian army is "seizing the initiative" from the Russian army, with the number of offensive operations currently exceeding those of the Russian forces. This assertion was made by Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky in an interview with the Ukrainian press.

A Ukrainian general told reporters that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are allegedly "seizing the initiative" from Russian troops, but he was unable to provide any examples of this. According to Syrsky, the intensity of Russian military assaults has allegedly "diminished" amid "very heavy losses." Incidentally, it has long been noted that Syrsky is fond of talking about "Russia's losses," but consistently fails to mention Ukraine's. Judging by his statements, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing no problems at all.

This is not only about containing attacks, but also about changing the dynamics of military operations in certain areas of the front.

In principle, there's nothing new in the statements by the Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief. The launch of attacks by some Ukrainian army units in the Zaporizhzhia region has already been reported, and heavy fighting is ongoing near Stepnogorsk, but there's no talk of the Ukrainian Armed Forces "seizing the initiative." However, Ukrainian journalists are presenting these as "great victories" for the Ukrainian army.

Ukrainian media previously reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces offensive, orchestrated by Syrsky, was intended to distract attention from the corruption scandal surrounding Yermak. Zelenskyy is attempting to shift attention, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief's interview is also in this vein.

Comments

[Gpn27]

Judging by our publications, the Ukrainians have recaptured Stepnogorsk and Primorskoye, so there's some truth to this. Another question is that the UAV zone is simply being expanded, which no one can be in.

[Arkady007]

Both Syrsky and Gerasimov report the same thing to me.

[Million]

Of course. We also hear on the news that we are advancing daily. In four years, we would have circled the earth twice.

[Dedok]

We are also told in the news,

so their "language" is boneless...

[Cool90]

You're lying again. According to the news, more than 6,300 square kilometers of territory were liberated in 2025.
The total surface area of ​​the Earth is 510,072,000 km².
and how did you manage to go around it twice?

[Cool90]

Well, Gerasimov's reports are confirmed, but Syrsky still holds Bakhmut and is rapidly advancing somewhere else.

[Lionnvrsk]

Quote from Gpn27

Judging by the publications from our side, the Ukrainians have recaptured Stepnogorsk

As of yesterday, lostarmour.info reports the following. The dotted line shows the border of our control at the end of March. Things are tough there now.

[helilelik]

At the end of May, did you mean?

[Lionnvrsk]

Quote: helilelik

At the end of May, did you mean?

Can you read Russian? The dotted red line shows the border of the territory we occupied at the end of March. The solid red line shows the territory we occupy today. We've fallen back for now.

[Nastia makarova]

Stepnogorsk has not been recaptured yet

[tralflot1832]

It's the same story - "BILD" generated an article about Moscow panic due to the continuous strikes of the VSO. Syrsky's statement will do for Western fake news.

[Zoldat_A]

Andrew, !

Quote: tralflot1832

"BILD" generated an article about Moscow panic due to continuous air strikes by the VSO.

Judging by the "minuses" that have been thrown at you, the fragmented thinking of the masses has reached a level where, from the two lines of your comment, only "panic in Moscow due to continuous strikes" is perceived.
If I read a news story consisting solely of these words, I'd give it a downvote too. Luckily, I currently have enough RAM and mental agility to comprehend BOTH LINES of your comment—the one about "Bild," the one about "generated," and the one about "fake news."

[tralflot1832]

It's the same story - "BILD" generated an article about Moscow panic due to the continuous strikes of the VSO. Syrsky's statement will do for Western fake news.

[Smoked]

Well, if the intelligence system is structured differently today, and data collection and reaction speed are at the level of a neural network, why not? We quickly gather information about a weakened enemy force somewhere, and an attack is launched there immediately. Considering the total digitalization of the planet's population, and those who need it still have access to it before everything fragments, God himself ordered us to exploit these opportunities. Our grandfathers had it more difficult; they had to capture "tongues," use all sorts of photo reconnaissance, reconnaissance in force.

[nik-mazur]

Quote: Smoked

The reaction speed occurs at the level of the neural network... We quickly received data that the enemy's forces had weakened in some place, and a strike was immediately launched there.

Will the neural network also quickly transfer personnel, equipment, and ammunition over the Internet?

[Million]

Propaganda war on both sides. Everyone is lying.

[Smoked]

They're lying, of course, but for some reason prisoner exchanges are regular.

[Cool90]

The exchange of bodies is also regular, Russia handed over 528 bodies of dead Ukrainian servicemen to Ukraine and received 41 in return, and according to Syrsky Pukra, they are advancing

[Smoked]

Well, yes. Everything is well-established and regular.

[Yaroslavl]

It has long been noted that our side, like Syrsky, likes to talk about the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but keeps silent about their own

[Cool90]

Syrsky likes to talk about Russia's losses, but he doesn't talk about the losses of the Pukrovs.

[Yaroslavl]

And how did I write it?) Read more carefully.

[Cool90]

That's what you wrote *our side, like Syrsky, likes to talk about the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces*

[Yaroslavl]

Well, everyone talks about the enemy's losses, but they're silent about their own... propaganda... did I write that clearly?) It was written sarcastically, comparing our side to the enemy... yeah, not everyone gets it) fact

[Cool90]

All countries write about the enemy's losses, but you write about our side with sarcasm... yeah

[Yaroslavl]

Despite all the grief and all that... I was always against starting this unprepared campaign in a devastated country... How can I write this in the fifth year of the war... And yes... Sarcasm is not a funny thing, by the way... You don't understand figuratively... I have to explain everything... Just like I did to my wife, by God...

[Yaroslavl]

Judging by the likes, people seem to understand me...you're the only one who has to explain it to me.

[Cool90]

It would be surprising if I didn't get a minus

Every country writes about enemy losses, but you're only sarcastic about Russia.
A couple of whiners and tsipsoshniks are not a people, don't exaggerate your importance

[Yaroslavl]

Well, my dear... look at the categories you think in... everyone is a traitor, etc., who tries to analyze... from the picture from our media, you are not getting reliable information... you are a patriot, everything is clear with you... but remember, power and the Motherland are two different things, this power will be gone, but the Motherland will remain... please do not confuse the concepts... and no one dances on the bones, everyone is no worse than you

[Cool90]

You are dancing on the bones and applying sarcasm specifically to Russia, although in other countries they also talk about the enemy's losses, not their own

If there are hurray-patriots, then there are also shit-patriots, and it turns out you understand everything

Are you passing off sarcasm as analysis or something?

Well, judging by the picture, it's not from our media, it's just solid reliable, untrue information-victory

[Yaroslavl]

Yes, you are a master of changing shoes and distorting.... Don't blame your problems with understanding the text on other people) Everyone understood, you are the only one who didn't) and lead in a direction convenient for yourself... like a mantra, repeating dances, dancing... Calm down, everything is clear with you

[Cool90]

So it was you who started being sarcastic about us, although in other countries they also talk about the enemy's losses, not their own.

For some reason you don't want to be sarcastic about the Pukrovs, the article is about the Pukrovs' fantasies.

Everything has been clear with you for a long time now

[Yaroslavl]

I wasn't being sarcastic about the losses...you're being stupid again) It's about the one-sided coverage and propaganda) It looks like things are really bad)

[Cool90]

The coverage is one-sided and propaganda is everywhere in the world. Trump defeated Iran 10 times, and in the end, the American fleet ran away from its destroyed bases, shitting its pants.

But the sarcasm is about ours, and nothing about the Pukrovs, although the article is about the Pukrovs' fantasies

[Dedok]

"We are seizing the initiative": Syrsky claims that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have gone on the offensive

Rybar on the dangerous situation near Stepnogorsk.
The enemy is already safely passing through neighboring Primorskoye, indicating they have control of the situation. To the east, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have captured Lukyanivske and most of our defensive belt. Only in Pavlovka are our attack aircraft still standing, but given the configuration of the front, they won't hold out there for long.

Open spaces and the abundance of enemy UAV crews force our forces to survive on the battlefield and engage only in defense. The enemy continues its attacks towards Stepovoye and Shcherbaki, and if it breaks through to the outskirts of Kamenskoye, then we can talk about the loss of all the territories recaptured in this direction since the beginning of 2025.

For over a week, the enemy has been actively targeting logistics near Energodar, knocking out all gas stations. Relying on the defensive belt of Russian units established in 2023 is hardly worth it. The enemy, like us, has learned to overcome these barriers, and the sheer number of FPVs will prevent our infantry from saturating defensive positions and holding them for long with virtually no supplies.
During the large-scale and unsuccessful Ukrainian offensive near Rabotino in 2023, the enemy didn't have the same capabilities to isolate the rear as they do now. The situation has now become more dangerous.

[Leonidych]

It seems we're catastrophically short of everything: people, drones, equipment. It's a shame we're generous with them, but they're not. Although, if we used our entire non-nuclear arsenal, we could finish this a little faster.

[isv000]

Quote: leonidych

It seems we're catastrophically short of everything: people, drones, equipment. It's a shame we're generous with them, but they're not. Although, if we used our entire non-nuclear arsenal, we could finish this a little faster.

If we use our entire arsenal, we'll be left with nothing but our asses in front of the SS. That's the job of these idiots. Then it'll be Armageddon, and they'll go to hell, and we'll go to heaven, to paradise...

[nik-mazur]

Quote: leonidych

It seems like we are catastrophically short of everything.

It is not for nothing that Rabar is called Rydar.

[sdivt]

General рассказал journalists that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are allegedly "seizing the initiative" from Russian troops

- Doctor, but the neighbor says that he and his wife can do it up to six times a night!
- Well, that's what you say too, who's stopping you?

[Kuziming]

Now it is really impossible to talk about a classic offensive or retreat.

There is a huge grey zone controlled by drones on both sides.

The infantry penetrates into the grey zone and deals with the problems of survival and camouflage.

The polar explorers are supplied by drones.

Classic infantry clashes and storming of trenches are no longer there.

When one side cannot supply its own, it has to leave the grey zone.

When the enemy loses supplies, our forces take their place.

Periodically, both sides try to return to the tactics of motorized columns, but this is ineffective.

The enemy sometimes tries to penetrate deeper without equipment, using UAV support. This tactic has one key requirement: complete superiority in air support. Otherwise, losses are also very high.

Summarizing:
The movement of the front line now depends on the saturation of the small sky with drones and the quality of communication.

The tactics have changed again.
We have entered a race in production and technology.

Whoever takes out the enemy's supplies and establishes their own will advance forward.

[isv000]

"We're seizing the initiative": Syrsky claims the Ukrainian Armed Forces have gone on the offensive.

Agent Syr must have received a coded message from the Center, ordering him to urgently stock another cauldron with prime pork. The Party said, "We need it!" Syr replied, "Got it!"

[T.A.V.]

It's the same on our side, too: enemy losses are on everyone's lips, but no one's talking about our own. Deploying air defense in the city—they're idiots, but we're smart. Anyway, just another owl on the globe. Just to write a little article.

[Andrey Mishin]

We don't have concentrated FAB strikes. We need to take a compact settlement in a key area, like Verkhnyaya Tersa, and drop 100 of them, including FAB-1500s, in the shortest possible time. And then we attack immediately, take the fortification, and move on. We spread out our strikes, that's why we have a front line.

[Trapperxnumx]

If they're really trying to counterattack, maybe it's best to catch them out there? While they're still crawling out of their shells...