Complete success: In a week the Russian army liberated 18 settlements — Repke

In just a week, the Russian army occupied 18 settlements with a total area of about 200 km2. It is reported by the German newspaper Bild.

The summer offensive campaign "is still a complete success for the Russians," writes military columnist Julian Repke.

"The situation is especially difficult [for the Armed Forces of Ukraine] in Sumy (Sumy region), in the north-east of Ukraine," writes Repke, quoted by TASS.

According to experts, "Ukraine is not able to stop this advance."

The Russian army is also on the offensive in the Kharkiv region. But it is developing more rapidly in the DPR. In general The Russian Armed Forces are attacking the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "on almost the entire front with a length of about 500 km."

Events at the front are unfolding with an advantage for the Russians against the background of the fact that in Berlin the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, received an "icy rebuff" from Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the supply of Taurus long-range missiles, Bild emphasizes.

As reported by EADaily, there are serious suspicions that German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil from The Social Democratic Party blocked the decision of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to supply long-range Taurus missiles to Kiev. This was reported by the British newspaper The Guardian.