# Gerasimov's Strategic Shift in Donbas

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2118010961617363397
- Source account: [@Svitlana_UA22](https://x.com/Svitlana_UA22)
- Source language: Russian
- Target language: English
- Duration: 0:58
- Published: 2026-11-04
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/f7Q2TzTlBqVc/transcript-of-gerasimovs-strategic-shift-in-donbas) Valery Gerasimov has taken a step that will greatly surprise Vladimir Putin. Military analyst Mikhail reports this Rogoza.

[0:09](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/f7Q2TzTlBqVc/transcript-of-gerasimovs-strategic-shift-in-donbas?t=9) According to available information, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov has halted the offensive in Donbas, since a significant portion of the fuel reserves prepared for the autumn campaign will be sent to Moscow.

[0:20](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/f7Q2TzTlBqVc/transcript-of-gerasimovs-strategic-shift-in-donbas?t=20) In light of this, Gerasimov’s order effectively means the end of the offensive campaign and a shift to defense.

[0:27](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/f7Q2TzTlBqVc/transcript-of-gerasimovs-strategic-shift-in-donbas?t=27) In Rogoza’s opinion, localized assaults will continue, because this will allow the General Staff to report progress and color in new territories on its maps.

[0:39](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/f7Q2TzTlBqVc/transcript-of-gerasimovs-strategic-shift-in-donbas?t=39) Capturing Kramatorsk and Sloviansk at the current level of supply is impossible.

[0:43](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/f7Q2TzTlBqVc/transcript-of-gerasimovs-strategic-shift-in-donbas?t=43) Hopes of reaching the borders of the DPR by the end of 2026 have faded.

[0:49](https://preview.translate.mom/transcript/f7Q2TzTlBqVc/transcript-of-gerasimovs-strategic-shift-in-donbas?t=49) According to the analyst, now capturing all of Donbas, even in 2027, looks like an unattainable deadline.