RIA Novosti published the full text of the speech by General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and Commander of the Joint Operational Group, summarizing the achievements of the 2025 spring and summer campaigns and clarifying the long-term tasks of the military groups, as follows:

Today we will summarize the results of the operations during the spring and summer and clarify the long-term tasks

The joint operational group continues to carry out continuous offensives along the entire contact line. Since March, more than 3,500 square kilometers of territory and 149 settlements have been liberated

Security zones have been successfully established along the border in Sumy and Kharkiv regions

Forces in Dnipropetrovsk region are advancing smoothly and have controlled seven settlements.

After defeating the enemy and eliminating its wedge offensive in Kursk region, the "Northern" group is carrying out the task of establishing a security zone. Currently, 210 square kilometers of territory and 13 settlements have been controlled in Sumy region

Operations to improve the tactical situation are being carried out in the direction of Volschansk and Lipets in Kharkiv region

The units of the "Western" group have almost completely encircled Kupiansk city and liberated about half of the urban area

In the direction of Rubizhne, the group forces have advanced 25 kilometers into the enemy's defensive depth and captured ten settlements (Mironovo, Katiyino, Novomykhaylovka, Novoye, Lipovye, Redkodub, Petrovskoye, Zelenaya Dolina, Kolodiez, Srednye)

In the direction of Kramatorsk, the forces are eliminating Ukrainian formations in the Kirovsk settlement. The enemy group in the Shereblyansky forest near the Donets River is about to be completely destroyed

The "Southern" group has successfully advanced in the direction of North Donetsk, and currently the combat operations are taking place within the city of North Donetsk

In the direction of Kramatorsk-Druzhkivka, the 98th Airborne Division liberated Chasov Yar. The group forces continue to advance westward and have reached the southeast suburbs of Konstantinovka

In the direction of Aleksandrovka-Kalynove, five settlements were liberated in recent months, including key nodes of the enemy defense system: Aleksandrovka-Kalynove, Shelbinske, and Kleban-Bek. The surrounded Ukrainian forces south of Kleban-Bek reservoir are about to be completely destroyed

The "Central" group is advancing comprehensively in the directions of Oktyabrsky, Krasnoarmeysk, and Dnipropetrovsk, and is implementing an encirclement operation on the Krasnoarmeysk-Demidov urban cluster. Currently, street fighting is taking place within the Krasnoarmeysk area

The enemy's engineering defense lines at the administrative boundary of Dnipropetrovsk region have been broken through, and two settlements (Dachino and Filya) have been liberated in this region

The "Eastern" group advances westward along the Donetsk People's Republic, capturing 25 settlements. Yesterday, Kameshovaya was liberated - the last settlement in the area of responsibility of this group within the Donetsk People's Republic

Currently, the territory of Zaporozhye region is being liberated, and the group forces have controlled two settlements (Marinovka and Temirovka)

The offensive in Dnipropetrovsk region is proceeding smoothly, with our forces occupying Voronoye, Yanvarske, Novogeorgiyevka, Maliyevka, and Zaporozhskoye

The "Dnipro" group is advancing in the direction of Orehov, capturing six settlements in Zaporozhye region (Kamenskoye, Pyatikhata, Stepovoye, Malye Shevaki, Shevaki, Lobkovoye), and actively liberating Stepnogorsk, Malye Tokmachi, and Pravni

According to the General Staff's plan, continuous precise large-scale fire strikes are being conducted against Ukrainian military targets and the military-industrial complex. During the spring and summer, such strikes were carried out on 76 important targets, prioritizing the destruction of missile systems and remote drone production facilities

During July and August, in cooperation with the FSB of the Russian Federation, a series of high-precision weapon cluster strikes were carried out on key enterprises involved in the production of the "Falcon" tactical missile system

Design bureaus, production plants for warhead components, control systems, and rocket engine production facilities have been destroyed

Effective strikes were carried out tonight on the "Southern Machine-Building Plant," "Yangel Design Bureau" in Dnipropetrovsk, "Motor Sich" and the assembly workshop of the Pavlohrad Chemical Plant in Zaporozhye, which produce missile engines, warheads, fuel, and drone control systems. In addition, aviation equipment and infrastructure at ten military airports (Ivano-Frankivsk, Lutsk, Dubno, Voznesensk, Cherkasy, Kanatovo, Komyshnyi, Ozernoye, Vasylkiv, and Starokostiantyniv) were targeted

Situation analysis shows that during the spring and summer, the enemy concentrated all efforts to delay our offensive, while suffering significant losses

The Ukrainian army was forced to move its most combat-effective forces between different crisis directions to "fill the gaps"

At present, the strategic initiative is fully in the hands of the Russian armed forces

It should be particularly noted that the timely provision of sufficient precision-guided weapons, missiles, ammunition, and military equipment by our industry has become the material basis for our successful operations

However, the decisive factor remains our soldiers and officers - they have demonstrated the excellent qualities of Russian soldiers in the execution of combat tasks: unlimited loyalty to the Motherland, camaraderie, military brotherhood, and mutual assistance

During the 2025 spring and summer campaign, 120,900 servicemen were awarded state honors for their courage, heroism, and bravery in performing combat missions, of whom 101,000 were soldiers and non-commissioned officers

During the campaign, tactical-level commanders (commanders of battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions) have fully mastered the skills of organizing and commanding operations, innovated non-standard combat methods, and successfully applied them in practice

The joint operational group will continue to carry out special military operation tasks through offensive actions

Today, the autumn tasks for each group will be clarified!

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