ISW: Russia has taken just 81 km² of Ukraine this year—while claiming 2,226
The false picture is not just propaganda for the public but material that appears to reach the desk of Russia's leader, the think tank says.
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Russian advance is slowing — and ISW’s numbers prove the Kremlin’s demands on Donetsk have no basis on the battlefield
ISW found Russian forces seized 29% less territory in the six months to March 2026 than in the same period a year earlier, advancing at 10.66 km² per day versus 14.9 — a pace that makes Russia's two-month ultimatum on Donetsk Oblast a cognitive warfare tool, not a military reality.
CSIS: Russia’s losses in Ukraine exceed any state since WWII. What it gained for it is staggering
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) reports that Russia has lost more than 1.2 million troops,…
Russia pays staggering price for inches of Ukraine, ISW says
At the current pace, The Economist estimated it would take 89 years for Russia to seize all of Ukraine.
Putin counting on US fatigue to win what his army cannot, WP op-ed argues
Data shows Moscow’s territorial advances are minimal compared to its colossal losses.
ISW: Russia maintains claims on unoccupied Ukrainian territories despite peace talks
"Novorossiya is an integral part of Russia," Putin recently declared, with his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov defining the region as encompassing eastern and southern Ukraine including Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts—far beyond currently occupied territories.
Russia’s human loss/fighting area ratio exceeds all modern conflicts except Korean War
Russian forces are losing up to 1,500 soldiers per day in 2024 while gaining minimal territory, marking the least efficient force-to-territory ratio in modern military operations.