Ukraine controls 800 square kilometers after attacking Russian territory

Kiev claims to control 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory in the border region.

After months of targeting Russian soldiers on the eastern front, Ukraine on August 6 launched its largest attack on Russian territory since Russia launched its offensive in February 2022.

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In contrast, Russia has advanced 1,360 square kilometers into Ukrainian territory since the beginning of 2024. During the same period, Ukraine’s counterattack on its own territory accounted for only 20 square kilometers, according to the agency’s analysis.

In the summer of 2023, Ukraine’s large-scale counter-offensive failed, and Kiev recaptured 250 square kilometers of land in the Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions controlled by Russian troops.

However, Russia’s advance into Ukrainian territory has not stopped since the August 6 raid. Since that date, Russian troops have occupied another 69 square kilometers, bringing the total to 111 square kilometers since the beginning of August, in addition to the 201 square kilometers occupied in July.

Data as of August 12 shows that Russia has occupied 65,891 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory since the invasion on February 24, 2022.

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With the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the eastern region had been under Russian control before the war, with Russia occupying 108,070 square kilometers, equivalent to 18% of Ukraine’s territory according to its internationally recognized borders.

The agency’s calculations are based on a daily document provided by the ISW that uses public information released by both parties and analysis of satellite imagery.