Russia’s war of aggression
Media: Ukraine lost around 3,600 square kilometers in 2024
Ukraine is under heavy pressure from Russian attackers in the east of the country. The Russian military has made significant advances since the summer.
According to media reports from Kiev, Russia conquered almost 3,600 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory last year – an area almost 1.5 times the size of Saarland. Ukraine suffered the highest territorial losses of 610 square kilometers in November, when the Russians occupied around 20 square kilometers every day, the military blog “Militarnyi” reported, citing maps from “Deepstate”, another military blog. The losses in 2024 are multiples of the previous year.
There is no official confirmation of the numbers. In mid-December, the Ukrainian Telegram channel UA War Infographics estimated the conquests by Russian troops since the beginning of the year at a good 2,800 square kilometers. However, Ukraine still lost 510 square kilometers in December. It is striking that Kiev’s territorial losses increased significantly after its own summer offensive and the conquests in the western Russian region of Kursk.
Even after the turn of the year, Russian troops continue to advance. In the last 24 hours they are said to have gained ground near Kurakhove, near the strategically important city of Pokrovsk, but also in the embattled city of Toretsk.
dpa
Source: Stern
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