Russia gained 84 km² in June — pace holds near two-year low
The state of the war
Updated 29 days ago of Ukraine occupied
19.1%
of Donbas occupied
89.8%
Russia took
km² · Jan–Jun
km² · Jan–Jun
950
Ukraine liberated
km² · Jan–Jun
km² · Jan–Jun
179
Net change
km² · this year
km² · this year
+771
Daily advance
km²/day · this year
km²/day · this year
4
Calculated from DeepState Map.
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Big picture: From 2022 war of destruction to war of attrition
Month-by-month change in Russian-controlled area since Feb 2022. In 2022, tens of thousands of square kilometers were captured and liberated. Between January 2023 and June 2026, Russia has gained around 8200 km²
Territory Updated yesterday
Russia's advance slowed to about a third of its 2025 pace
Day-by-day change in the Russian-occupied area, smoothed with a 7-day rolling average. In 2025, Russia advanced an average of 12 km² per day. In the first half of 2026, the average tempo fell to 4.4 km² per day.
Territory Updated 29 days ago
How many km² does Russia capture and Ukraine liberate each month
The chart visualizes gross values of advances for both sides, showing what stands behind the usual net figure of territorial change.
Territory Updated 29 days ago
The gap: territory occupied by Russia vs liberated by Ukraine, km²
Russia was running roughly 13 km² occupied for every 1 liberated through 2024–25, before the gap narrowed again in early 2026.
The pace, to scale
A snail is 3 times faster than the Russian army in Donetsk
0 m~18 m / day (snail)
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▲ Russian advance ~5.3 m/day
Illustrative: in the Donetsk region, where much of the Russian advance happens, Russia has taken ~497 km² along a ~518 km front this year, per DeepState Map. On average the frontline moved ~5.3 m per day. A garden snail covers on the order of 18 m a day (~1 m/h while awake).