# Ukraine Intelligence: No Peace Talks Before 2027 as Russia Pushes to Take Donetsk

*Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 6:15 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-08-18T06:15:27.594Z (3h ago)
**Category**: intelligence | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 9/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: Ukraine’s military intelligence service says it sees no signs Russia is preparing for a ceasefire or real negotiations before the end of 2026, warning that Moscow aims to capture all of Donetsk region this year. The assessment signals a grinding, long‑war scenario with direct consequences for Ukrainian civilians, Western planners and Russia’s own economy.

Ukraine’s spy chiefs are telling their own public and foreign backers to brace for a war measured in years, not months. In comments made public on 18 August, the deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate said there are no battlefield indicators that Russia intends to seek a ceasefire or enter what he called “normal negotiations” before the end of 2026. Instead, he said, Russia’s General Staff is working to complete the capture of Donetsk region by the end of this year. The assessment, attributed to Maj. Gen. Vadym Skibitskyi of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, is based, he said, on analysis of Russian plans and operations rather than political rhetoric. Ukraine’s…

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