""Today we are defining the tasks for the groups of the armed forces that are aimed at the autumn period,""
""The combined group of troops continues a nonstop offensive along almost the entire front line. The strategic initiative lies entirely with Russian forces,""
""Despite its aggressive actions, despite success at some points in pressuring Ukrainian positions, Russia has scored no quick victories,""
""We got along," he said about Putin. "You saw it, we've had a good relationship over the years, very good, actually." "That's why I really thought we would have this done," he said, referring to a Putin-Zelenskyy bilateral meeting. "I would have loved to have had it done.""
Russian military outlined plans to set tasks for forces for an upcoming autumn period and claimed a nonstop offensive across almost the entire front, asserting that the strategic initiative rests with Russian forces. Russia asserted control of 99.7% of Luhansk, 79% of Donetsk, 76% of Kherson, and 74% of Zaporizhzhya, while occupation percentages remain unverified and Kremlin claims of annexation stand. Ukraine rejects ceding sovereign territory and reports successful resistance in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk, noting Russia has not achieved quick victories. US political leader Donald Trump signaled limited confidence in arranging a Putin–Zelenskyy bilateral meeting but left open a three-way meeting possibility.
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