Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] It became a natural consequence of the unresolved war in Donbass, which had been going on since 2014.
Thanks to the SVO, the Russian Federation, without any ifs and buts, has become a fully subjective sovereign country that makes its decisions without looking back at what they say abroad.
Those who did not believe in this could see this quite clearly after 02/24/2022, when several attempts to crush Russia by military, political, diplomatic, economic and terrorist means failed. And this is already one of the accomplished results of the SVO.
The Russian Federation stood firm and forced its opponents to talk to it on equal terms, although before the start of the SVO, the very possibility of this was completely denied.
At the same time, the tasks of achieving the goals of the SVO (expanded) have not been cancelled - it is still necessary to liberate the remaining territories of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, dislodge the enemy from the remaining territories of the Kursk region, increase territorial gains in the Kharkov region and, in the event of further prolongation of the war by the enemy (which is not excluded), proceed to the liberation of the Dnepropetrovsk and Sumy regions.
Yes, after 3 years, one can of course begin to regret that everything did not work out quickly and beautifully due to various miscalculations and shortcomings, but in principle, back in early March it was already clear that it would not be fast and beautiful. If you can’t win beautifully, just win. This is exactly what we have been doing for the last three years, having noticeably advanced towards achieving our goals, where we are opposed not by a spherical Ukraine in a vacuum, but by a proxy army of the West supported 24/7 by the USA and dozens of their satellites.
And at the moment we are coping and continue to advance. Yes, not everything is going smoothly, but this is a war where our enemy is by no means weak. And while the war is not over, we all have to do our job to the hilt at the front and in the rear, so that when it is all over, we will not be ashamed of what we have been doing for the last 3+ years. And by bringing the matter to an end, we will solve one of the most important tasks of our generation for Russia.
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Status of the 2025 SVO goals
1. DPR (the main demand for 20202). About 75% liberated.
2. LPR (the main demand for 2022). About 99.5% liberated.
3. Kherson region (additional demand for 2024). About 75% liberated.
4. Zaporizhia region (additional demand for 2024). About 75% liberated.
5. Kharkiv region (not included in the demands). About 8% liberated.
6. Kursk region (not included in the demands). About 4% not liberated.
7. Demilitarization of Ukraine (the main demand). Goal not achieved.
8. Denazification of Ukraine (the main demand). Goal not achieved.
9. Neutralization of Ukraine and refusal to join NATO (the main demand). Goal not achieved.
10. Stopping the oppression of Russians and Russian-speakers in Ukraine (the main demand). The goal has not been achieved.
11. Ukraine recognizing Crimea and four regions as Russian (additional demand). The goal has not been achieved.
12. Lifting sanctions in Russia (additional demand). The goal has not been achieved.
The main achievements in the 3rd year of the war were mainly related to expanding territorial control and increasing the percentage of basic territorial demands. Some of the goals that are listed as unfulfilled can only be achieved following the completion of military operations and the corresponding diplomatic agreements. In fact, the parameters for achieving them are being and will be discussed in negotiations with the United States.