Putin fooled by own generals’ false reports: map of ‘victories’ full of lies

Instead of reflecting battlefield reality, these reports serve as propaganda tools.

Kremlin Fed False Reports

Russian military leaders continue to mislead the public and Vladimir Putin by reporting fabricated “victories.”

Analysts say it shows a clear gap between Moscow’s claims and the actual war situation.

No Major City Captured

Ukraine stresses that since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Moscow has failed to seize control of a single large city.

Despite months of bloody fighting, Russian advances have stalled and brought devastating losses.

Heavy Russian Losses

According to Ukraine’s General Staff, Russian forces have lost around 210,000 soldiers killed or wounded this year in the Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk directions.

In addition, more than 2,100 armored vehicles, 1,200 tanks, 7,300 artillery systems, and 157 rocket launchers have been destroyed.

Masking Defeat With Propaganda

Ukrainian officials believe Russia’s claims of creating “security zones” in Sumy and Kharkiv are a smokescreen.

They argue these statements try to hide the collapse of Moscow’s offensives, which ended with staggering casualties.

Kursk Group Suffers Massive Losses

In the Kursk operational zone alone, over 19,000 Russian soldiers have been killed, with more than 25,000 injured.

These figures show the enormous human cost on the Russian army for the failed advances.

Gerasimov’s Embarrassing Map

General Valery Gerasimov, Russia’s Chief of Staff, became a laughingstock after showing a map of supposed territorial gains.

Analysts quickly noted it did not match battlefield reality.

The map included “grey zones” and even areas still under Ukrainian control.

Analyst Calls Out False Claims

Military analyst D’Mithridates compared Gerasimov’s map to Ukrainian monitoring group DeepState.

He revealed that areas briefly entered by Russian saboteurs were labeled as “occupied,” even though Ukrainian forces swiftly retook them.

Dobropillia Offensive Fails

Russian troops claimed control of an area near Dobropillia, but Ukraine’s “Dnipro” group said its forces pushed them back to their starting positions.

Some Russian units were even encircled during the counterattack.

Pattern of Deception

Ukrainian officials point out that this is not the first time Gerasimov has been caught spreading false reports.

They call his updates a classic example of propaganda, meant to mislead both the Kremlin and Russian society about the true state of the war.