The country’s troops have liberated more than 4,700 square kilometers of land and seized control of 205 settlements
The Russian Defense Ministry provided an update on the territorial gains the country’s troops made this year, sharing an official map of the front line zone of control.
According to the military, Russian forces have liberated more than 4,700 square kilometers of land and taken under control some 205 settlements.
The main advances have been made in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), where the troops seized some 3,300 square kilometers of territory, according to the figures released on Thursday.
The ministry also shared a rare official map of the frontline, detailing the military’s zone of control. The progress made this year is highlighted in darker red.
According to the Russian military’s latest estimates, Kiev has lost more than 25,000 tanks and other armored vehicles during the conflict, over 42,000 wheeled vehicles, and nearly 30,000 artillery pieces and other hardware. As of February this year, more than 1.08 million Ukrainian troops had been killed or wounded during the hostilities, the ministry reports.
Ukraine has long claimed it has sustained minor losses and rarely provides any updates. In February, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky said that since the escalation of the conflict, just 46,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed, with a further 380,000 wounded.
The latest figures provided by the ministry did not include the border areas of Russia’s Kursk Region liberated early this year. The region was invaded by Ukraine last August, who seized the border town of Sudzha and multiple settlements in its vicinity. The incursion, initially touted by the Ukrainian authorities as a major success, promptly lost its momentum, turning into a months-long, battle of attrition.
