The situation 1263 – August 31, 2025

• The Kremlin is pursuing a multi-pronged informational effort aimed at deterring Western support for Ukraine and undermining European participation in the peace process. 
• Russian milbloggers criticized the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) for exaggerating its battlefield successes.
• The Kremlin is intensifying these information efforts because its territorial gains remain disproportionately limited and slow relative to the high losses incurred.
• Ukrainian forces advanced near Novopavlivka. Russian forces advanced near Toretsk.

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