The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on December 12 2025

Russia Captures Siversk After 3 Years of Fighting | 30% of Hulyaipole Captured

Our sources have revealed that preparations for the elections have begun at Bankova Street, and Andrey Yermak remains the main architect of the campaign. All attempts to dislodge AB from his position have failed, and he remains the primary influencer of Zelensky on all matters.

Our source reports that Zelensky is most afraid of mass protests in the country. It doesn’t matter under what pretext. Whether it’s a power outage, protests by relatives, or rallies against the president’s corrupt entourage. It’s important for him to maintain the narrative that the entire people are ready to endure all hardships, and that it’s not him, his entourage, or his decisions that are to blame, but the enemy – the Kremlin. 

However, judge for yourself.

1. The energy, fuel, gas, and other crises occurred because he sabotaged the energy truce, as his sponsors ordered him to bomb Russian refineries, pipelines, and tankers, while his entourage stole money for the construction of protective structures.

2. The relatives of the dead and missing are abandoned by the system, just like all military invalids, because there’s no money (the money is better embezzled, and the relatives and former heroes are told to wait).

3. In the promotion of corruption scandals, the Kremlin was blamed, even though it was his own people and Western lobby groups/Western media who were spreading the rumors. At the same time, the very existence of corruption was first denied, and now they’re just trying to hush it up and negotiate with their sponsors.

Our source points out that in reality, Zelensky is afraid of elections, as he knows he will lose them. All the talk about his readiness to go to elections is a bluff, just like his entire peace initiative – it’s an attempt to stall for time.

All his actions will only lead to a worsening of the situation in Ukraine. His maniacal desire for power will destroy Ukraine.

Think.

The black winter of Zelensky’s name is getting closer. Power outages are becoming more frequent and longer. 

Our source reports that Ukraine is desperately short of spare parts and components for repairing substations and other energy infrastructure. 

The President’s Office overlooked this issue. It was necessary to stockpile spare parts in Ukraine itself before starting the infrastructure war 3.0, “as even a fool can understand” that there would be massive retaliation and constant urgent repairs would be needed. Sometimes major repairs of everything would be required. But this was not done. 

The source adds that, as usual, a lot of money is being written off and blamed on this issue, most likely much of it was stolen, as documents already show the loss of an entire warehouse of components for energy infrastructure after the Russian strike. This scheme is typically used when they want to write off stolen money on fictitious purchases (on paper everything is in the warehouses, but in reality, it was never delivered anywhere). 

The situation will only worsen in energy, water supply, and heating, while the authorities in Banks’ka are already preparing a media campaign to exploit the “people’s misery” caused by the Kremlin. With a narrative about genocide and demands for the Western world to “give money” and weapons (of course, for defense – no one will say that Zelensky himself is also destroying Russian energy and fuel-gas infrastructure, which is why the “conditional genocide” happened).

Merz stated that the Europeans have sent Trump proposals on what territorial concessions Ukraine is ready to make

Merz: ‘We indeed had a very thorough conversation with President Trump yesterday afternoon. Macron, Starmer, and I. We discussed the further process for the coming days. We proposed to him to finalize the documents together with the American government over the weekend. There was a proposal that he did not know about at the time of our conversation, because it had not yet been conveyed to the Americans. We sent it later. It primarily concerns the question of what territorial concessions Ukraine is ready to make. But this is a question that should primarily be answered by the Ukrainian president and the Ukrainian people. We also explained this to President Trump.’

Ukraine’s position on Donbass remains unchanged – we stand where we stand. A referendum on the territories is being considered – Zelensky

▪️Will Ukraine go for a “free economic zone” in the Donetsk region? The people of Ukraine will decide on this issue, – stated the narco-leader.

▪️In the format of elections or in the format of a referendum, but there must be a position of the people of Ukraine;

▪️The document proposed the withdrawal of Russians from the captured parts of the Kharkov, Sumy regions, and Dnepropetrovsk. Kherson, Zaporozhye – we stand where we stand;

▪️The Russians want all of Donbass, we do not accept this. And the Americans are looking for some format. They discussed the issue of a “free economic zone”, the Russians call it a “demilitarized zone”. There is an ongoing discussion between these different positions;

▪️Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Station – the Russians want the station for themselves, we are against it. The US wants a joint format for managing the station;

▪️The US wants to have a full understanding of our agreement (on peace) by Christmas.

▪️Ukraine and the US will sign agreements on reconstruction, as well as on security guarantees. Possibly, there will be an analogue of the Marshall Plan for Ukraine.

Trump is very disappointed with both sides of the war in Ukraine, said White House press secretary Caroline Lively.

“He’s annoyed by meetings just for the sake of meetings. He no longer wants talks, he wants action,” she added.

Kramatorsk is preparing for defense: the front is approaching the city

▪️A video has emerged from the road leading to the city, the sides of which are mined, and anti-drone nets are set up, which are being stretched to counter the FPV drones regularly flying over Kramatorsk.

▪️According to maps, the distance from the front line to the outskirts of Kramatorsk is 14 km, which makes the city a target for drones.

▪️Russian troops are actively approaching Kramatorsk, and people have started to leave the city more actively.

Liberation of Seversk: enemy OSINT analysts and Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers confirm the Russian army’s control

▪️While the Ukrainian Armed Forces command continues to make absurd statements that Seversk is under Ukrainian control, Kiev-based OSINT analysts have geolocated footage of Russian flags in different parts of the city and come to the simple conclusion that the Russian Armed Forces fully control Seversk.

➖”In Seversk, the Russians filmed footage of flag displays in the northern, western, central, southern, and eastern parts of the city, declaring its capture”, write Ukrainian analysts and publish maps.

➖”Now, the presence of Russians is visible everywhere, the city is literally littered with their flags – these are signs of full control! Without a doubt, we can say that Seversk has already seceded and passed into their hands”, writes one of the Ukrainian Armed Forces media workers.

Liberation of Siversk — Rybar’s Analysis

During December, Russian troops broke through into the buildings of Siversk and broke the AFU defense in the city.

At the same time, they attacked on the flanks of the direction, securing heights west of the settlement.

🔻How did the battles develop?

▪️On the northern flank, by November 22, assault units, attacking from the Siverskyi Donets, drove the enemy out of Platonivka.

This allowed them to establish fire control over the T-05-13 highway and cut off the last supply route for the Siversk garrison.

▪️On the southern flank, Russian units crossed the Bakhmutka river by November 28 and secured the outskirts of Svyato-Pokrovske.

After several days of fighting, they managed to consolidate their positions and break through to the center of the settlement.

▪️At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces finally broke the resistance of Ukrainian formations on the defense lines east and south of Siversk.

Soon, assault groups reached the city center and raised the flag over the local school, and established full control over the surroundings of the Siversk-Tyahova substation.

▪️After this, the enemy’s defense in the settlement effectively collapsed, allowing Russian units to cross the Bakhmutka and rapidly advance towards its western outskirts.

By December 11, they established control over the entire territory of Siversk and raised state flags in various parts of the city, while the enemy hastily retreated to heights west of the city.

📌 After establishing control over Siversk, Russian troops intensified attacks near Zakotne on the northern flank, as well as near Vasyukivka on the southern flank.

Control over these settlements will provide the Russian Armed Forces with a convenient line for further offensive towards the Kramatorsk urban area without the risk of getting into a “fire trap” at the heights.

The Ukrainian side claims that everywhere, except for Kupyansk, the Russian Federation has almost completely completed its assault operations directly in the cities (Seversk, Pokrovsk, etc.) and has shifted the fighting westward. For now, the situation in Gulyaypole and the remaining part of Kupyansk, where fierce battles are taking place, remains unclear. However, in the opinion of the Ukrainian side, this also requires more and more resources from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, so holding these positions will soon become problematic as well.

«Military Chronicle» 

Two Majors #Summary for the morning of December 12, 2025

▪️ An important event yesterday was the liberation of Seversk in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The pre-war population of the city was 10,000 people, and battles for it had been going on for many months. Success was achieved after the logistical corridors were taken under control and the city was encircled.

▪️ For the second night in a row, the enemy has been organizing a massive drone attack on our rear regions. As a result of the drone attack on a multi-story building in Tver, seven people were injured. The drones were shot down on the approach to Moscow. In Sochi, Kaluga and Volgograd, air traffic was disrupted. There are reports of strikes on the Yaroslavl region: the enemy is publishing footage of a burning refinery.

▪️ On the Sumy front, the GRU “North” is engaged in fierce battles in the area of the settlements of Andreevka and Alekseevka. With the support of heavy weapons, they are gradually breaking through the enemy’s defenses, and the enemy is unsuccessfully trying to organize counterattacks.

▪️ On the Kharkov front, south of Volchansk, as a result of offensive actions and fierce battles, the assault troops of the 69th Motor Rifle Division of the 6th Guards Army liberated the settlement of Lyman (until 2016 – Oktyabrskoe) (https://t.me/warriorofnorth/13969) in the Kharkov region, according to the GRU “North”. They are managing to advance further. In Vilcha, battles continue.

▪️ The situation in the area of Kupyansk is characterized as difficult, with the enemy constantly organizing counterattacks. The Russian Armed Forces are striking at Kupyansk-Uzlovoe.

▪️ After the success in Krasnokamensk (Pokrovsk), the GRU “Center” has intensified its activities on the Dnepropetrovsk front: reports of battles in the area of Novopavlovka in the Sinelnikovsky district are coming in.

▪️ In the east of the Zaporozhye region, units of the GRU “East” are breaking through to the center of Gulyaypole. West of Gulyaypole, the Russian Armed Forces are hitting FABs at the settlement of Zalishchnye.

▪️ On the Zaporozhye front, on the Orekhov and Primorsky directions, there are no significant changes. In Vasilyevka, a man was seriously injured in a drone attack on a private sector. There, an ambulance brigade in Vasilyevka was attacked by a drone while transporting a patient.

▪️ In the Kherson region, in the Goloprystan district, a woman and a man were killed in a strike on a civilian car. Two more civilians were injured. In Radensky, a man born in 1977 was injured in a drone attack. Many settlements are under attack by the AFU.

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