Dmytro Perun Filatov, commander of the First Separate Assault Regiment named after Dmytro Kotsyubailo, said this in an exclusive interview with Ukrainian Radio.

"At present, this section of the front is under control. The enemy’s attempts to conduct further offensive operations have been reduced to zero. The enemy does not stop attempting daily assaults, but has had no success. We have built an effective system of countermeasures. We are actively advancing despite the fact that the enemy is trying to attack intensively in this area.

"The main challenges we expect from the enemy are increased mobilization after the completion of the electoral process in Russia. It is likely to be carried out covertly in Russia. However, we do not rule out broader mobilization. We will not be able to compensate for this through increased mobilization ourselves, since the enemy has greater manpower resources. Therefore, we are trying to find methods of countering this and conducting the war through asymmetric actions," he emphasized.

Filatov also said that the casualty ratio on this section of the front is one Ukrainian soldier to 26 Russian occupiers.

"Our ratio has reached 1 (Ukrainian soldier) to 26 (Russian occupiers). In general, during combat operations, the average ratio of losses between attacking and defending units is 1 defender to 3 attackers or 1 defender to 4 attackers. In our case, we are finding methods that result in significantly higher Russian losses.

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"We pay great attention to protecting our equipment and artillery, which puts significant pressure on the enemy. Our assault operations are not as rapid as they are traditionally understood to be. We are looking for ways to reach operational space so that a single offensive operation could advance 30–40 kilometers in depth. This is difficult, and not all of our units have such a ratio," said the commander of the First Separate Assault Regiment named after Dmytro Kotsyubailo, Dmytro Perun Filatov.

According to Ukrinform, the total combat losses of Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, through August 11, 2026, amount to approximately 1,460,400 personnel, including 1,190 over the past day.

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