Source: Deccan Herald [India]
“Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian forces had captured almost 5,000 square km (1,930 square miles) of landruss in Ukraine in 2025 and that Moscow retained complete strategic initiative on the battlefield. Russia’s 2025 gains would amount to nearly 1% of Ukraine’s land area, and the country controls nearly 20% in total.” [editor’s note: The alleged gains seem to be in the Russia-allied Donetsk region, which hasn’t been part of Ukraine since it seceded in 2014 – TLK] (10/07/25)