Co-founder and executive director of the Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation Dmytro Zhmaylo shared his opinions with Espreso TV."The whole problem is that Putin's generals are reporting false information to him because the Kremlin leader is in a state of isolation, and, accordingly, his inner circle is feeding him false information, on the basis of which he is making such unrealistic decisions. Over the summer, the Russians managed to occupy 0.3% of our territory, mainly advancing through rural areas, each settlement, each farmstead, for which they sacrificed dozens and hundreds of their cannon fodder. Well, let's just count on our fingers. That is, what were their minimum plans, at least in terms of advancement? The tactical situation in the Zaporizhzhia region has improved, let's say, by hundreds of meters, but there are no particular changes. This is only the Dnipropetrovsk region. Then there is the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration, where you were able to counterattack in recent days and stabilize the lines of combat to a certain extent. Their Dobropillia adventure cost 325 lives of Russian occupiers. And here we must take our hats off to the fighters of the Azov National Guard Corps, who arrived just in time, because these Russian plans had been known about for several days. An open bag around the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration," he said.Dmytro Zhmaylo noted that in Kostiantynivka, Russian forces had advanced closer to the city in certain areas. However, according to their plans, urban fighting should have already begun. He added that the occupying Russian forces would at the very least like to claim that Kostiantynivka is on the verge of being captured.“They also made advances in the Lyman direction, but the only thing they can boast about is that the Ukrainian soldiers will most likely have to retreat from the Serebrianka forestry, as there is simply nothing left there. All the soldiers who held this sector killed many occupiers while defending it, they simply fulfilled their military task 100%.The most alarming news, of course, is coming from Kupiansk, where the Russians are trying to bypass the city from the north and west. But the point is that the Russians do not need Kupiansk itself; they primarily need the Kupiansk junction. It is a large railway junction connected to Russian territory. It was there that Russian troops were amassed in 2022, until the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the fall of the first year of the full-scale invasion. They need it for logistics, for offensive operations in the north of Donetsk region, and directly for offensive operations in Kharkiv region,” he said.“In the north of Kharkiv region, there are no significant advances, except to the east in the Vovchansk farmsteads in a wooded area. In the Sumy region, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have effectively seized the initiative and are now conducting counterattacks, bringing in fresh reserves from the 225th Assault Battalion, crews from various brigades of FPV drone operators, and fiber optic drones, which we are currently fundraising for. These are the developments that, excuse me, the Russian delegation cannot use as an argument in international negotiations, let alone push their agenda that ‘we are making great progress.’ For example, in the Serebrianka forestry, the Ukrainian army will now be forced to retreat to more advantageous positions. Therefore, we can confidently conclude that the Russians’ summer campaign has failed, and in the fall they will try to somehow correct their mistakes.”“In the north of Kharkiv region, there are no significant advances, except to the east in the Vovchansk farmsteads in a wooded area. In the Sumy region, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have effectively seized the initiative and are now conducting counterattacks, bringing in fresh reserves from the 225th Assault Battalion, crews from various brigades of FPV drone operators, and fiber optic drones, which we are currently fundraising for. These are the developments that, excuse me, the Russian delegation cannot use as an argument in international negotiations, let alone push their agenda that ‘we are making great progress.’ For example, in the Serebrianka forestry, the Ukrainian army will now be forced to retreat to more advantageous positions. Therefore, we can confidently conclude that the Russians’ summer campaign has failed, and in the fall they will try to somehow correct their mistakes.”