Ukraine: Strategic developments in Ukraine
Yesterday, at the Valdai Club, Putin lied as usual. He claimed that Russia took control of 1,301 sq km in the "SМO" zone during September. In reality, Russian forces expanded the occupied zone by 66 km² in September. Year-over-year pacing continues to slow down. ▪️The Russian army's advance has slowed down by 3.6 times: - 2025 (9 months): 3,118 km² - 2026 (9 months): 877 km² ▪️Dynamics of occupation - pre-2022: 7.8% of territory - 2022: 10.3% - 2023: 0% - 2024: 0.5% - 2025: 0.7% - 2026: 0.1% (9 months) Total: 19.4% ▪️Over 3 years of the Russian offensive (since October 2023), 1.4% of Ukraine's territory has been occupied.
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