Russia Lost Ground Despite Putin’s Claims of Major Advances, ISW Says
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in September, Russian forces captured over 1,000 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory, but the real data shows something else, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russian troops captured 1,301 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in September is in sharp contrast to data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). According to the American think tank, Russian forces suffered a net loss of 175.18 square kilometers of territory during the month. Putin said the result was 2.5 times greater than the territorial gains that Russia had reported in previous months. However, ISW …
Vladimir Putin creates a distorted picture of the fighting in order to imagine a Russian offensive far larger than it actually is, the analysts think it is.
According to the results of September, the area of Ukrainian territory under Russian control was reduced by at least 81 square kilometres. This is reported by the Institute for War Studies (ISW). This is completely contrary to Vladimir Putin ' s announcement of a massive move by Moscow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
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