Commentary by Russian military jornalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Based on the statements of Putin and Gerasimov.
1. The SVO will continue until the intended objectives are achieved. No one will abandon them. This is in response to the question of Russia's alleged readiness to abandon a number of fundamental demands for the sake of the Trump deal.
2. The diplomatic process will continue in parallel, as before, and will not impact our military operations, as was the case during the Minsk agreements.
3. Large-scale mobilization is not expected; the SVO will continue as usual. That is, contract recruitment and volunteers will serve as the basis for replenishing the active army.
4. The leadership considers the pace of advancement to be good and expects the liberation of Kupyansk, which should be the next major city to be liberated by the Russian Armed Forces, to be soon.
5. Strikes against the Ukrainian rear will continue in a targeted manner, targeting both military-industrial complex facilities and infrastructure.
6. The Krasnoarmeysk and Dnepropetrovsk directions have been named the most successful for the Russian Armed Forces. The enemy continues to transfer reserves from other sectors to stabilize the front, allowing the Russian Armed Forces to advance where the enemy is withdrawing reserves.
7. Arms production volumes for the Central Military District continue to increase, and the leadership expects this factor to also impact upcoming operations.
The enemy is experiencing a serious shortage of motivated infantry and undermanned frontline units. Overall, judging by the statements, the leadership is satisfied with the current direction of events on the front, so, as Putin stated in July, if the enemy is not ready to negotiate, "we are prepared to wait a little." This means waiting on the diplomatic track, while simultaneously increasing military efforts. The next terms for the enemy will be worse than those proposed this summer.