From: TransformUkraine.org By Douglas Landro / February 24, 2025
Summary of the Day: February 23, 2025
As Ukraine marks three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, the battlefield freezes over while diplomatic tensions heat up. President Zelensky declares willingness to step down for peace as Trump negotiates directly with Russia, excluding Ukraine from talks. European leaders rush to Washington to advocate for Ukraine’s place at the negotiating table. Meanwhile, Russia launches its largest drone attack of the war, Ukraine emerges as the world’s top drone producer, and Germany’s political landscape shifts rightward. The next week may determine whether Ukraine’s sovereignty survives or succumbs to a peace deal many fear amounts to surrender.
Frozen Battlefield: Where Blood Meets Ice
The third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion arrives with a grim reality: the battlefield has quite literally frozen. Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Syrskyi reports that the frozen ground and iced-over water features near Chasiv Yar have become unwitting allies to Russian forces, allowing their vehicles to advance where mud once bogged them down.
Russian forces have seized Bilohorivka and its nearby quarry in the Siversk direction, another incremental victory in their grinding offensive strategy. Meanwhile, Ukrainian defenders achieved a small but significant advance in western Toretsk, a rare bright spot amid the relentless pressure.
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