Politics

Russia suffers net territory loss in Ukraine for the first time since 2024

Franciszek Józef Beszłej
 04.05.2026, 10:52
ISW said Russia suffered a net loss of 116 square kilometers of controlled territory in April. Photo: Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images
ISW said Russia suffered a net loss of 116 square kilometers of controlled territory in April. Photo: Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images

It is the first time since the Kursk incursion in 2024 that Russia has lost more land than it gained.