“The enemy has a threefold advantage in forces and resources, and in the main areas of concentration, it can prevail by four to six times,” Oleksandr Syrsky said in a statement. File.
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Ukraine said Monday (September 8, 2025) that Russia has a large advantage in manpower and resources along the front line in the east of the country where Moscow’s army has been steadily advancing for months.
“The enemy has a threefold advantage in forces and resources, and in the main areas of concentration, it can prevail by four to six times,” Oleksandr Syrsky said in a statement on social media summarising battlefield developments over the previous month.
Russian forces advanced in eastern Ukraine throughout August, though at a slightly slower pace than in previous months, AFP analysis of data provided by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) showed.
“The enemy is using the tactic of ‘creeping’ advancement with small infantry groups, trying to infiltrate settlements, using the space between positions and avoiding direct combat,” Syrsky said.
He said Ukrainian forces regained control over 58 sq. km. and several small settlements.
Russia now occupies around 20% of Ukraine, and has said it will continue fighting if peace is not struck on its terms.
Published – September 08, 2025 09:37 pm IST
