Russian army accelerates offensive in eastern Ukraine: almost 235 km² of territory seized in week - Reuters
Russian troops are advancing in Ukraine at the fastest pace since the first days of the full-scale invasion, occupying nearly 235 square kilometers of territory over the past week. In November, the enemy captured about 600-667 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in the east.
This is reported by Reuters, Censor.NET reports.
"Russian troops are advancing in Ukraine at the fastest pace since the first days of the 2022 invasion, occupying an area half the size of London in the past month," the article says.
The 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line had been largely static for two years, until the latest, smaller-scale advances that began in July, the agency recalled.
Reuters, citing the independent Russian news group Agence, writes that the Russian army has set new weekly and monthly records for the size of the occupied territory in Ukraine.
"The Russian army seized almost 235 square kilometers (91 square miles) in Ukraine over the past week, a weekly record in 2024," the report says.
In November, Russian troops occupied 600 square kilometers, the publication adds, citing data from DeepState, an analytical resource that studies combat footage and provides maps of the front line.
According to Reuters, the war, according to some Western and Russian officials, is entering the "most dangerous" phase. Russia is using North Korean troops in the war against Ukraine, and Kyiv is using missiles supplied by the West to retaliate against Russian territory.
On November 26, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that the Defense Forces are holding the line and taking the necessary measures to prevent a breakthrough.
Since Tuesday, the total number of combat engagements along the entire front line has increased to 143. Occupants continue to attack in almost all directions in the east and south, especially in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove directions.
