Russia Suffers First Net Territorial Loss in Ukraine Since 2024
Russian forces experienced a net loss of 116 square kilometers of controlled territory in April 2026, marking the first such decline since Ukraine's 2024 incursion into Kursk. According to the Institute for the Study of War and monitoring group DeepState, Ukrainian ground counterattacks have stalled Russian advances and allowed Kyiv to liberate more land than it lost during the month. Ukrainian officials attribute these gains to mid-range strikes and the restriction of Russian access to Starlink. While Western officials report that Ukraine is successfully hindering Moscow's offensive, the shift follows a period of Russian gains, suggesting a potential tipping point in the conflict's fifth year.
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Ukraine wants Russia to pay for every square kilometer it takes with at least 200 losses — and it's been hitting its number
They also cited repeated Ukrainian ground counterattacks as a contributing factor. The ISW conflict analysts reported in early May that "Russian forces in April 2026 suffered a net loss of territory controlled in the Ukrainian theater for the first time" since Kyiv's 2024 incursion into Russia's ...
Overall, however, according to DeepState, Russian advances have all but stalled as of mid-May -- in fact, they've lost ground, a net loss of territory, according to the monitoring group, which has ties to Ukraine's military.
Russian forces suffered a net loss of 116 square kilometers of controlled territory in Ukraine last month, marking the first territorial decline since the 2024 Kursk operation, according to the Institute for the Study of War .
Ukraine may have turned tide of Russian territorial gains, says think tank | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera
After slowing Russia’s rate of ... months, Ukraine may have tipped the scales in April and recaptured more of its land than it lost, according to an analysis of battlefield positions. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said it had observed evidence that Russian forces suffered a net loss of 116 square kilometres (45 square miles) during the month. ... That figure counted only territory firmly held ...
ISW: Russian forces suffer net loss of territory in Ukraine for first time since 2024 — Novaya Gazeta Europe
Russian forces lost control of 116 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in April, according to the latest monthly analysis by the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), marking their first net loss since Ukraine’s occupation of Kursk in August 2024.
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