https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russians-feel-puzzled-after-putin-issues-fake-ai-fuelled-claim-of-victory-in-a-ukrainian-battle-ukraine-battlefield-updaContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russians-feel-puzzled-after-putin-issues-fake-ai-fuelled-claim-of-victory-in-a-ukrainian-battle-ukraine-battlefield-updahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russians-feel-puzzled-after-putin-issues-fake-ai-fuelled-claim-of-victory-in-a-ukrainian-battle-ukraine-battlefield-upda#u63591Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:02:37 +0000Vladimir Putin asserts that Russian forces have advanced in the Donetsk region and surrounded some Ukrainian troops. He continues to demand the full capture of the Donbas and rejects any compromise on the war. However, EUobserver reports that Russian citizens are puzzled by a victory claim in a Ukrainian battle that was allegedly fake and fueled by AI. The Institute for the Study of War describes these claims as battlefield fiction and suggests it could take Russia until 2032 to seize Donetsk.Why it mattersThe Kremlin maintains a strict goal of total Donbas control despite shifting military de