Ukrainian troops continue offensive into Russian territory

Ukraine’s military claims they control around 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russian territory, while Russian authorities report over 100,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk and Belgorod regions.

Data as of Aug. 12, 2024 at 3 p.m. ET

Notes: “Assessed” means the Institute for the Study of War has received reliable and independently verifiable information to demonstrate Russian control or advances in those areas. Russian advances are areas where Russian forces have operated in or launched attacks, but they do not control them. “Claimed” areas are where sources have said control, incursions or counteroffensives are occurring, but ISW cannot corroborate nor demonstrate them to be false.

Sources: The Institute for the Study of War with AEI’s Critical Threats Project, Russian Ministry of Defense, Krasnoyaruzhsky district administration, Kursk regional governor, Russian state news agency TASS

Graphic: Lou Robinson, CNN