US EditionPutin Says Russia Has Captured Nearly 5,000 Square Km in Ukraine This Year
Russian forces claim control of nearly 5,000 square kilometers and 212 localities in Ukraine during 2025, asserting full strategic initiative despite Ukrainian resistance, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces captured almost 5,000 square km in Ukraine this year and said, `At this time, the Russian armed forces fully hold the strategic initiative.`
- Russia says its aims remain unchanged since February 2022, with Vladimir Putin calling the 'special military operation' focused on demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine.
- Russia's Defence Ministry reported capturing two villages and said the front now extends over 1,250 km, with forces moving on Siversk, Kostyantynivka, and clearing Kupiansk.
- Ukrainian officials dispute Putin's claim, reporting recent gains near Dobropillia in Donetsk and advances in the Sumy border region.
- With those gains, Russia now holds nearly 1% of Ukraine's land in 2025 and controls nearly 20% total, while the Kremlin says Kyiv's strikes won't alter the more than 3 1/2-year conflict.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian forces had captured nearly 5,000 square kilometers of territory in Ukraine by 2025 and that Moscow had full strategic initiative on the battlefield.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March, that the Russian forces captured nearly 5,000 miles of Ukrainian land patrols this year, claiming that Moscow has kept "complete strategic initiative" on the battlefield.
Russian forces seized nearly 5,000 square km of Ukrainian land in 2025, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russian forces had captured nearly 5,000 square km (1,930 square miles) of Ukrainian territory this year, claiming Moscow retained “complete strategic initiative” on the battlefield. The gains represent about 1% of Ukraine’s land area, bringing total Russian control to nearly 20%.
President Vladimir Putin said March that the Russian forces captured nearly 5,000 square kilometres in 2025 (1,930 square miles) of territory in Ukraine and that Moscow has maintained a comprehensive strategic initiative on...
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