Ukraine recaptured 201 square kilometres of territory from Russia in five days last week – its biggest gain in 2.5 years – according to AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War. Experts…

Ukraine recaptured 201 square kilometres (78 square miles) from Russia between Wednesday and Sunday last week, taking advantage of a Starlink shutdown for Russian forces, according to an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

The recaptured area is almost equivalent to the Russian gains for the entire month of December and is the most land retaken by Kyiv’s forces in such a short period since a June 2023 counter-offensive.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
    2·
    6 hours ago

    Oh, I know he’s okay with it, but those soldier’s families aren’t okay with it, I can guarantee you that. I doubt any of them think it’s worth it to trade their son’s or husband’s life for…Ukraine? How does that improve the life of the average Russian?

    • DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world
      51·
      6 hours ago

      Its an authoritarian regime. In reality nobody has the right to choose its the government that chooses for you

      • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
        1·
        6 hours ago

        The Russians have always been wasteful of their soldiers lives. In WW2, they had something like 95% of the Allied casualties. They also got slaughtered by the Afghanis when they refused to follow Vizzini’s advice of avoiding land wars in Asia.