The Russian army advanced 725 square kilometers into Ukrainian territory in November

Russia’s military advanced 725 square kilometers into Ukrainian territory in November, its biggest territorial gain in a month since March 2022 and the first weeks of the war, according to an AFP analysis today based on data from the American Institute Institute for the Study of the War (ISW). Throughout November, the Russian forces thereby gained the equivalent of the area of ​​Singapore, i.e. more territory than October (610 square kilometers), which was already an unprecedented advance in two and a half years, particularly in eastern Ukraine near the city of Pokrovsk. Donetsk region, where this important rail and road hub is located, alone accounts for nearly 90% of November’s Russian advances (629 sq. m.). The Ukrainian military now controls less than a third, down from 40 percent on Jan. 1, 2024. Moscow’s forces have announced in recent weeks that they have captured communities south […]
Source: News Beast

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