Ukrainian commander refutes Russian claim on Svyatohirsk control

Ukrainian commander Andriy Biletskyi of the Third Army Corps stated that the 60th Mechanized Brigade fully controls Svyatohirsk, urging Russia's military-political leadership to stop looking foolish over claims of capturing the town. Biletskyi's video, posted September 7, directly refutes Russian President Vladimir Putin's September 1 claim that Svyatohirsk and Kozacha Lopan had fallen to Russian forces. Ukrainian officials and the 14th Army Corps also denied the capture, with DeepState maps showing the front line over 9 kilometers away. Subsequent videos allegedly showing Russian soldiers in Svyatohirsk were likely created using artificial intelligence, according to reports from Radio Donbas Realii, which discussed the incident on its September 7 broadcast.