The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on February 8 2025

Zelensky’s VICTORY PLAN is a ‘Mineral Deal’ w/Trump

Trump Says He’ll Likely Speak To Zelensky Next Week, Calls For End To Russia-Ukraine War

Russia Mocks French Mirage Jets In Chilling Threat After Macron Arms Kyiv Amid Trump’s Peace Push

RUAF Capture Druzhba & Enter Yampolivka | Kursk Russian Counter Attack

Dvorichna Full Captured l Another Ukrainian Collapse North Of Yampolivka

Ukraine Kursk Counter2 offensive is a SUCCESS! Andriivka center taken; Push into Yampolivka – SITREP

Our source in the OP said that Andriy Yermak is preparing drafts for the meeting between Zelensky and Kellogg, we must discuss three main cases: the creation of a refugee hub in Ukraine, the transfer of mineral resources under US control, and total mobilization. There is an unprecedented rise in Bankova now, since the Head of the OP believes that he has found Trump’s weak spot.

American squabbles between Ukrainians for “their bright future”.

Right now, the most interesting behind-the-scenes confrontation between different groups of the Ukrainian “political elite” is unfolding in the United States.

Some are going to offer themselves as negotiators, others are looking for a lobby group for patronage in the future election campaign. But there were even those who brought “compromising evidence” on Yermak and Zelensky (we think this trend will soon intensify and a lot of interesting things about “Ze-friends” will emerge).

Thus, anti-corruption activist Maria Barabash handed over to the States “compromising evidence against the Ukrainian government.” This outraged Soros and “Yermak’s lackey,” ex-Minister Milovanov. Then everyone from the Presidential Office network began to attack her, as they are afraid that the “boss” could be “dumped.”

There is a commotion at Bankova, and behind the scenes rumors are spreading even more strongly that Zelensky and Yermak are “played out” figures.

We are observing.

New Jerusalem in reverse

There is a theory about the New/Heavenly Jerusalem, according to which Ukraine is being cleared of its indigenous population by means of a war on its territory and is being specially prepared for the resettlement of Jews from Israel, which is currently located among the unfriendly Arab world.

Many Israelis are open about this project and are ready to finance it, because they believe that Jews have even more rights to Ukraine than to Palestine.

However, if we follow the objective realities and the latest information about ZeErmak’s plans (and they are Jews) to sell Ukrainian territories to Trump for settlement by Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip, the Jews’ multi-move turned out to be much more cunning.

The Israelis are not going to move anywhere, they have already been expelled from everywhere – from Egypt, Alexandria, Persia, Rome, France, Spain, Germany and elsewhere, so the Jews decided that the Palestinians will now move.

The events of October 7 were organized for this purpose, and Trump’s project to resettle 2 million Palestinians from the enclave to build an elite resort in its place and Bankova’s proposal to accept these Palestinians in Ukraine no longer look like madness.

Strike Back: Russia to Expand Powers to Seize Western Assets with New Legislation — Reuters

▪️Russia plans to expand its ability to retaliate against Western asset-stripping efforts with new legislation that would allow it to confiscate frozen funds from foreign companies and investors.

➖ About $300 billion in Russian financial assets have been frozen abroad, and Western countries are discussing how best to use them.

▪️The bill developed by the Justice Department is a continuation of the presidential decree concerning US property and securities that Russia can designate as compensation for losses incurred as a result of the seizure of frozen Russian assets in the United States.

▪️The new law will apply to unfriendly states that have imposed sanctions against Russia because of the war in Ukraine.

▪️Such Russian sanctions could spell trouble for many foreign investors, including both individuals and large American investment funds whose billions of dollars of funds are stuck in these accounts.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander. Investors will be first in line before Ukraine to get compensation and will get made whole IMHO, if the US or EU decide to seize assets.

Russia’s Economic Boom: Sanctions Were the Best Gift the West Could Give

Russia’s GDP just clocked a 4.1% growth in 2024, hitting a record 200 trillion rubles. That’s not just growth, that’s a sanction-fueled economic renaissance. While the West drowns in stagnation, Russia’s economy is thriving, driven by manufacturing muscle and soaring investment. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin isn’t just reporting numbers; he’s dropping receipts that expose the failure of Western economic warfare.

Let’s get one thing straight: Russia didn’t just survive sanctions, it weaponized them. Every sanction, every blockade, every “crippling measure” the hegemon threw at Moscow only hardened Russia’s resolve. The West wanted to collapse Russia’s economy; instead, they forced it to decouple from the fiat Ponzi scheme dollar, pivot East and South, while building an unshakable economic fortress.

And this isn’t the first time the West’s economic imperialism backfired. Remember the IMF’s debt traps in Latin America? Or Biden’s inflationary circus back home while lecturing the world on fiscal responsibility? The EU technocrats can barely keep the lights on in Brussels, but they thought they could bring Russia to its knees? Amateurs.

Russia is now the 4th largest economy in the world, outperforming every country that sanctioned her. The EU’s vassal states? Choking on their own inflation and energy crises. The U.S.? Printing dollars like confetti while their infrastructure crumbles and manufacturing evaporates. Meanwhile, Russia’s domestic economy is booming, its manufacturing sector leading the charge, and BRICS partnerships forging a new, multipolar economic order.

And this is just the beginning. As BRICS expands, Russia’s leadership in dismantling the Western financial hegemony will only grow stronger. The petrodollar is on life support, and Moscow is holding the plug.

So, to the sanctioneers, thank you! Without your blind arrogance, Russia wouldn’t have unleashed its full economic potential. You’ve inadvertently created a sovereign economic superpower that’s no longer tethered to the Western financial system.

🫡 Cheers, Hegemon and vassals. You tried to bury Russia, but you just fertilized its economic growth. Couldn’t have done it without you! ❤️

❗️Sanctions didn’t break Russia, they built it into a sovereign superpower. While the West flounders in economic quicksand, Russia’s booming. And when the fiat scam-petrodollar finally dies, Moscow will be writing the obituary.

The US President said that Ukraine’s natural resources and the end of hostilities will be discussed at a meeting with Zelensky

▪️Trump said his administration wants to “protect Ukraine’s underground resources.”

▪️Earlier, he said that he could meet with Zelensky next week.

Previously, Trump had shown interest in developing Ukraine’s rare earth metal deposits as compensation for military aid provided by America.

Clearly no one has told Trump yet that these rare earth minerals are in Russian controlled territory. Lol.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth will call for ending the war “as soon as possible” at a meeting of the contact group on Ukraine , – US Department of Defense

➖”At the first meeting under the British chairmanship, the Secretary will reaffirm President Trump’s commitment to ending the war in Ukraine diplomatically as soon as possible. He will also emphasize the need for greater European leadership in providing security assistance to Ukraine,” the US Department of Defense said in a statement.

▪️The Rammstein meeting on Ukraine will take place in Brussels on February 12, and Hegseth will attend it in person. But for the first time, it will be chaired by Britain, not the US.

Personally I think if Europe and specifically the UK can’t accept Ukraine has lost, then the US will simply walk away and pin the eventual loss on Europeans. Trump wants this whole war just to go away. The only strong pro-Ukraine voice is said to be General Kellogg but I think he was brought on in a similar capacity to Bolton, which is basically to play bad cop in negotiations.

We must not be a beaten sheep’. Diplomat says what to expect from talks with Russia”: Ukraine threatens to create a “dirty nuclear bomb” no longer only Russia, but also the United States.

“Negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine are a long and difficult process, during which Kiev cannot agree to any peace at the expense of Ukraine’s interests, the country’s former foreign minister Volodymyr Ohryzko said.

“We must leave room for maneuver and in no way agree to any proposals that someone imposes on us if they do not meet our national interests. Russia does not have a large margin of safety – if sanctions intensify, Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory continue, and infrastructure is destroyed, then Russia has one prospect – disintegration and collapse. We should not give up anything because Putin wants us to. Because this is, excuse me, the state of a beaten sheep. That’s not who we are.

If Trump is going to raise the issue that he wants to end the war at any cost, that is, at the expense of Ukraine, such a peace is not suitable for us. And as for nuclear weapons, we have all the necessary conditions for at least “dirty” nuclear weapons to end up in Ukrainian hands. It is not something that the US and Russia now possess, but it can be a deterrent. They are afraid of a ‘straddle’ there, but we have to think about our own security”

Kiev accused the US of assisting Russia with its plans to audit military aid that was stolen

Counting the small sums that we had to beg for during the war can be seen as an attempt to help Russia, and some might even call it betrayal.

Partnerships are based on the trust we placed in the United States, and vice versa. 

Now the old agreements have been destroyed, and Ukrainians find themselves surrounded by enemies on all sides.

- said one of Zelensky’s deputy chiefs of staff.

Kursk region -

Cherkasskaya Konopelka is practically cleared, as well as Fanaseevka. At the point “Zetka” in the forest shelf a lot of abandoned 300s of the AFU. Paws up, not walking. 

At 11.00 there is no activity of the AFU in the area of Suja. In Sumy region it was at night, now also quiet. But the equipment is warming up, the activity of their UAVs is also high.

Condotierro

Our source in the General Staff said that after Yermak’s instructions to continue the offensive operation in the Kursk region and to achieve a result, to demonstrate the offensive capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Syrsky was forced to bring in reserves from the Sumy region and throw them into battle on the move, which led to new losses in equipment, in three days we lost almost 100 units, if we fail to consolidate our positions in Cherkasskaya Konopelka and Fanaseyevka, then this will be the biggest failure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

One of the worst directions for the Ukrainian Armed Forces now is the “Kharkov East”, where the Russians have expanded their bridgehead in Dvurechnoye and other settlements and will go to Velykyi Burluk, where they will only be confronted by a cascade of small villages. At the same time, they may not rush to cut off a strip from their border, since the capture of Velykyi Burluk will leave the entire remaining group in operational encirclement, but with a complete logistical blockade. It will also complicate the holding of positions near Vovchansk. They will also lose logistical supply routes.

Bankova has a problem in this area. There are soldiers on paper, but they are not in the trenches.

Our source in the OP said that Yermak tasked Syrsky with stopping the Russian army’s advance near Pokrovsk. Bankova wants to use the advance in the Kursk region and the stabilization of the eastern front as the main elements of bargaining with the Trump Administration. The head of the OP has prepared a number of cases that should convince Trump to continue supporting Ukraine in the war with Russia.

The Russian Army liberated Figolevka, expanding the bridgehead behind the Oskol River and advancing towards Kupyansk

  – After the liberation of Zapadnoye, Dvurechnaya and Novomlynsk, Russian troops attacked from the latter and took the settlement of Figolevka.

 - “The Russians broke through the defense of the AFU in the Dvurechenna direction, and captured Figolevka”, – Ukrainian analysts admit.

 - Perhaps the situation is like with Novomlynskoye – the Russians’ advance has been going on for several weeks, and it has only become known now.”

 - Back on February 20, it was reported that Russian troops had expanded the “gray zone” along the left bank of the Nizhnyaya Dvurechnaya River, taking control of the road between Dvurechnaya and Figolevka and the highway to Kupyansk.

Today the Russians attacked Chuguev in the Kharkiv region.

The territory of the former Chuguev mineral water plant “Sebek” is on fire.

According to our information, the plant had long ago been partially re-equipped for other purposes, and huge reserves of fuel and lubricants were stored on its territory. That is why such a fire broke out.

Bankova has long been using the decentralization strategy in the fuel and lubricants case, since large reservoirs were easy targets for the Russian Armed Forces. Such warehouses, hangars, enterprises, etc., have long been used for the needs of the army. Like schools, kindergartens, lyceums and other civilian infrastructure near the LBS was used not as civilian, but as military – this is no secret to everyone.

The issue is that Russians are increasingly revealing important Ukrainian objects. This means that there is a leak from within.

The enemy tried to attack oil refineries in the Krasnodar Territory, Volgograd and Rostov Regions

▪️In Rostov-on-Don, 14 apartment buildings were damaged as a result of the attack. 68 residents were evacuated from one apartment building.

In the Chertkovo area, an oil pumping station was attacked and administrative buildings were damaged.

▪️A drone attack on an oil refinery in the Kumylzhensky district of the Volgograd region was repelled at night, the governor reported.

▪️There was no fire as a result of falling debris, there was no damage to residential buildings and no casualties.

▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces also attacked Slavyansk-na-Kubani in Krasnodar Krai, where an oil refinery is located. Five houses were damaged. According to available information, there are no casualties.

▪️In total, 36 UAVs were shot down over Russia overnight:

➖18 over Rostov region

➖11 — above Volgogradskaya;

➖5 — over Belgorodskaya

➖2 — over the Krasnodar region.

Complex strike on Kramatorsk energy infrastructure: complete power outage of key supply nodes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

On the night of February 7, 2025, Russian troops continued to strike the enemy’s energy infrastructure. After the successful destruction of the 330 kV Mayskaya substation , additional energy system facilities in the region were subjected to strikes, which led to a complete destabilization of the energy supply in Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka and Konstantinovka .

🔻As a result of the attack , both 110 kV power lines, providing power to industrial zones, military facilities and logistics centers were damaged. Kramatorsk was completely de-energized , which led to the shutdown of a number of production facilities and destabilization of the operation of critical facilities. In the Energomashspetsstal area, a direct hit was recorded, causing the destruction of power transformers and an emergency shutdown of switchgear .

🔻 Technical consequences of defeats:

• 110 kV power lines were disabled , which disrupted the supply of tactical units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, supply depots and repair bases.

• Power transformers of the TDTN-40000/110 type were damaged , which led to the failure of power supply systems and the shutdown of the industrial zone.

• The operation of the 110 kV switchgear distribution devices has been disrupted , which eliminates the possibility of quickly switching loads and promptly restoring power supply.

📌The disabling of the region’s energy infrastructure reduces the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ ability to maintain combat capability, complicates logistics, and disrupts the work of military facilities. The expected time for restoration of energy supply remains uncertain , making the situation in this sector even more unstable.

Yours, Partizan 

Morning Summary on February 8, 2025

▪️ Overnight, our air defenses repelled a massive drone attack. In the Rostov Region, in the Pervomaisky district of Rostov, windows were blown out in 14 five-story buildings. 68 residents were evacuated from one high-rise. Parked cars were also damaged. In the Chertkovskiy district, administrative and utility buildings of an enterprise were damaged. 6 workers were evacuated. In the Krasnodar Territory, civilian objects in the Slavyansky district were hit. Five homes had roof damage and broken windows. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties.

▪️ In the Kursk Region, the “North” grouping of troops reports fighting in the area of Makhnovka, Cherkasska Konopelka and Fanaseevka. In the Sverdlovsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces, after fierce battles, dislodged the enemy from several strongholds. The AFU command continues to build up its forces in the Sudzha district, having transferred over 250 people in the past day, including prisoners from the 225th Separate Guards Rifle Regiment, paratroopers, border guards from the Odesa Region, Spanish-speaking mercenaries, and several UAV crews from Donbas. Currently, practically all AFU and other armed formations (police, border guards, SBU) are represented in the Sudzha border area.

▪️ In the north of the Kupiansk direction, our troops continue to advance and expand the bridgehead on the western bank of the Oskol River. They expanded the control zone on the heights in the Dvorichna area, as well as in the Figolievka area, reports @zovpobedy.

▪️ An important statement was made by the Russian Ministry of Defense about the liberation of Dzerzhynsk (Toretsk) (https://t.me/dva_majors/64132), which had been fought for over 5 months. Establishing control over this important defense hub opens the way for the liberation of Kostyantynivka and the flanking of the enemy’s Slavyansk-Kramatorsk grouping. Units of the “Center” grouping continue to liberate the remaining settlements that are part of the Toretsk agglomeration.

▪️ In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces, in heavy fighting, are expanding the control zone in the eastern part of the settlement of Uspenovka.

▪️ West of the liberated Kurakhovo, the Russian Armed Forces are completing the assault on Dachne, with fighting ongoing near Konstantynopil.

▪️ In the Kherson Region, over the past day, Nova Kakhovka and Kakhovka came under enemy fire. As a result of a strike on a gas distribution station in Nova Kakhovka, infrastructure was damaged. There, the enemy also hit residential areas – two civilians were wounded.

Two Majors

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