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John T Psaropoulos

HISTORICAL FACTS: Russian advances in ukraine slow down despite growing force size | History Defined

Ukrainian servicemen fire a multiple launch rocket system on a pickup truck in the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine on April 8, 2025 [Handout/Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP]

Russia’s territorial gains in Ukraine are slowing down dramatically, two analyses have found, continuing a pattern from 2024 at a time when both nations are trying to project strength in the face of United States-mediated negotiations aimed at ending the war.

Britain’s Ministry of Defence last week estimated that Russian forces seized 143sq km (55sq miles) of Ukrainian land in March, compared with 196sq km (76sq miles) in February and 326sq km (126sq miles) in January.

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