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> not much territory has changed hands Russia occupies about 20% of Ukraine, an area three times larger than the country I live in (the Netherlands).

• antonkochubey 7mo ago
  Majority of that is since 2014, gains since 2022 are way lower
  • adamors 7mo ago
    Not true, prior to 2022 February Russia controlled small parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, now they control them almost entirely, as well as good chunks of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/24/mapping-russian-attacks-and-territorial-gains-across-ukraine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/24/mapping-russian-att... https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-24-2026/ https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian...
    • wiseowise 7mo ago
      All were captured during their thrift store blitzkrieg. Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Mariupol were captured because pro Russian rats sabotaged mine defenses in Kherson oblast.