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Russian MoD: eight settlements including Dobropillia; Ukrainian General Staff and ISW dispute Gerasimov's report

Place: Donetsk, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia regionsRegion: Donetsk regionautomatic summary

Russia : coveredUkraine : coveredIndependent : covered
discrepancy: who controls the settlementsunverified

Where the versions diverge

The Russian command claims the capture of Dobropillia and other settlements, the Ukrainian General Staff calls these claims lies, and ISW assesses actual advances as many times smaller; there is no independent verification of who controls Dobropillia.

What Russia reports

automatic summary The Russian Defence Ministry reported the capture of eight settlements, including Dobropillia, Palamarivka and Kovalivka in Kharkiv region, Velykomykhailivka and Malokaterynivka, and said it had completed the elimination of encircled forces in north-eastern Kharkiv region. The Russian-installed head of Donetsk region Denis Pushilin said the capture of Dobropillia brings the full "liberation" of Donbas closer.

“Российская армия установила контроль над восемью населенными пунктами в зоне спецоперации, в том числе над городом Доброполье”

Interfax, original: Russian

“завершили ликвидацию окруженного противника в северо-восточной части Харьковской области”

What Ukraine reports

automatic summary Ukrainian General Staff spokesman Andrii Kovalov called Gerasimov's report "outright lies, manipulation and exaggeration": the claims of 92 settlements since 1 September, of capturing Kostiantynivka and Dobropillia and of reaching within 5 km of Zaporizhzhia are untrue, and since the start of autumn Ukrainian forces have liberated more territory than they lost. RBC-Ukraine writes that Russian military bloggers also mocked the report and, citing ISW, that actual gains are 45 times smaller than claimed. The General Staff reported 238 clashes over the day.

“Черговим прикладом стала доповідь начальника Генерального штабу збройних сил РФ Валерія Герасимова, побудована на відвертій брехні, маніпуляціях та перебільшеннях.”

“Насправді завдяки активним діям Сили оборони України від початку осені звільнили більше територій, ніж вдалося захопити ворогу.”

“Однак реальні успіхи окупантів у 45 разів менші.”

What independent sources report

automatic summary The Guardian relays Putin's statements about creating a "security zone" that will not be subject to negotiation; Kyiv Independent relays the Ukrainian General Staff's figures on Russian losses. The Moscow Times, citing Reuters, quotes Kovaliov as saying the Russian military leadership is creating an illusion of major victories for its political leadership and domestic audience; Reuters could not independently verify the claims of either side.

“Russia is establishing a “security zone” inside Ukraine along the border and it will be non-negotiable in any ⁠future talks with Kyiv”

“continues to create an illusion of major victories for its political leadership and domestic audience”

“Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield claims.”

Confirmation

Confirmation: the sides contradict each other

The groups of sources give incompatible information (the model, reading the texts, flagged incompatible statements of fact; differing figures are shown in the card). The site does not decide who is right.

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