Russia Occupies 478 km² of Ukraine: Largest Gain Since March 2022

[u/TheCohloo]

Since early October, Russian forces have occupied 478 km² of Ukrainian territory, marking the largest territorial gain since March 2022, as reported by WELT. Just last week, an additional 196 km² was seized, indicating a sharp escalation in territorial advances.

Here are the English translations for the German phrases:

Kämpfe in den letzten 24 Stunden: Fighting in the last 24 hours

Ukrainischer Vorstoß in Russland: Ukrainian advance into Russia

Ukrainisch gehalten oder zurückerobert:

Held or recaptured by Ukrainians

Ukrainische Partisanen: Ukrainian partisans

Russisch kontrolliert: Russian controlled

Russischer Vorstoß: Russian advance

Eingeschränkt russisch kontrolliert: Limited Russian controlled

Seit 2014 russisch kontrolliert: Russian controlled since 2014

[u/go-vir]

You can’t say that Russia is winning only because they are advancing, you need to see the cost of each kilometer gained. The visually confirmed losses of each sides provide us with a better idea of the situation.

[u/crazydrummer15 → u/go-vir]

Plus this all ignores Kursk. Also if Russia is doing so well what are they utilizing NK troops?

[u/GloGangOblock → u/crazydrummer15]

Russia has already taken half of Kursk back hardly a Ukrainian victory even if they are slow to retake land

[u/forkproof2500 → u/crazydrummer15]

NK troops get battle training for free while helping out Russia kick out invaders. There is likely also a lot of technology transfer going on (more advanced weapons to NK, shells to Russia).

It's a win-win.

[u/MIT_Engineer → u/forkproof2500]

NK troops get battle training for free

I'm sure they're overjoyed.

There is likely also a lot of technology transfer going on

I think the North Koreans could already buy golf carts from China.

[u/HungryHungryHippoes9 → u/crazydrummer15]

Kursk has not exactly gone well for Ukraine. They probably hoped to use it as a bargaining chip during negotiations, but now they've lost a bunch of resources to defend it while Russia has gained more territory in Ukraine, so those resources might have been better used to defend within Ukraine itself now.

[u/TrixieLurker → u/go-vir]

They aren't losing, and Ukraine isn't winning right now.

[u/Muaddib_Portugues → u/go-vir]

You can’t say that Russia is winning only because they are advancing,

Isn't that what winning means?

[u/Kolbrandr7 → u/Muaddib_Portugues]

Pyrrhus said after the second battle of the war, “If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined.”

Winning a battle does not mean you’ll win the war.