According to Ukrinform, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrskyi reported this on Telegram.
“We have taken stock of the first half of 2026—another stage in the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s arduous struggle for the freedom and independence of our state,” Syrskyi noted.
According to the commander-in-chief, “the enemy attempted to launch a large-scale offensive but was effectively unable to achieve any of its stated objectives, despite having nearly double the number of personnel and equipment. Whereas the Russian army previously conducted active offensive operations on 13 operational fronts, there are now at most six or seven such fronts remaining.”
As Syrskyi reported, “Ukrainian troops continue their defensive operation, combining it with stabilization measures, and in certain sectors, they are conducting active operations and maintaining the operational initiative. Currently, the ratio of our offensive actions to the enemy's is approximately 40 to 60. It is precisely thanks to the active operations of the Defense Forces in the first half of 2026 that the pace of Russian troop advances has more than halved.”
At the same time, the commander-in-chief noted that the enemy’s average monthly losses in killed and wounded amount to about 32,000 service members.
