Russia's changing fortunes in Ukraine
Last month, Ukraine reclaimed more territory than Russia seized — Moscow's first net territorial loss since Ukraine's August 2024 Kursk incursion.
Russian territorial gains in Ukraine
Net loss
Net gain
Ukrainian gain
Russian gain
-600 km²
-200
0
200
600 km²
Jan.
2025
427 km²
354
Feb.
Despite Ukrainian counteroffensives, Russia is seizing land faster than Ukrainian troops can liberate it
204
March
187
April
516
May
482
June
457
July
506
Aug.
331
Sept.
274
Oct.
Russian advances start to stall as Ukrainian ground counterattacks and mid-range strikes prove effective
576
Nov.
519
Dec.
Jan.
2026
319
123
Feb.
23
March
116
April
In April, Ukraine takes back more land than Russia seizes for the first time since August 2024
Russian territorial gains in Ukraine
Net loss
Net gain
Ukrainian gain
Russian gain
-600 km²
-200
0
200
600 km²
Jan.
2025
427 km²
354
Feb.
Despite Ukrainian counteroffensives, Russia is seizing land faster than Ukrainian troops can liberate it
204
March
187
April
516
May
482
June
457
July
506
Aug.
331
Sept.
274
Oct.
Russian advances start to stall as Ukrainian ground counterattacks and mid-range strikes prove effective
576
Nov.
519
Dec.
Jan.
2026
319
123
Feb.
23
March
April
116
Ukraine takes back more land than Russia seizes for the first time since August 2024
-600 km²
-400
-200
0
200
400
600 km²
Jan. 2025
427 sq. kilometers
Feb.
354
March
204
Despite Ukrainian counteroffensives,
Russia is seizing land faster than
Ukrainian troops can liberate it
April
187
May
516
482
June
457
July
506
Aug.
331
Sept.
274
Oct.
576
Nov.
519
Russian advances start to stall as
Ukrainian ground counterattacks and
mid-range strikes prove effective
Dec.
319
Jan. 2026
123
Feb.
23
March
Ukraine takes back more land than Russia seizes for the first time since August 2024
116
April