During 2024, Russia captured an additional 2,800 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory. This was reported by the analysts of the UA War Infographics project, who analyzed the changes on the map of hostilities over the past year.
Experts emphasized that the territory, which is equal to three squares of Kyiv, actually came under the control of the Russian Federation.
"For the year 2024, Russia has captured a territory equal to three square meters of Kyiv," analysts noted, publishing a map of captured territories.
As we wrote, active street fighting continues in the cities of Chasiv Yar and Toretsk in Donetsk region. According to Viktor Tregubov, spokesman for the Khortytsia operational-strategic grouping, the main clashes are taking place in Chasovoy Yar along the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas canal, and in Toretsk there are clashes in urban areas.
We also reported that the Russian occupiers tried to infiltrate through the battle formations of the Defense Forces in the Kupyansk direction and in Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine also prevent Russian troops from gaining a foothold in the city of Kurakhove in Donetsk region. As the DeepState project reports, the occupiers infiltrate the city in small groups and try to gain a foothold. The enemy "climbs to the Kurakhivskaya thermal power station and is fixed there not for the first time."
As noted by general and military expert Ihor Romanenko, the Russian occupying forces continue to put pressure on the Defense Forces in the Pokrovsky direction. The enemy is trying to capture Pokrovsk, Donetsk region.
