ISW: In five weeks, Ukrainian forces have liberated nearly same amount of territory that Russian forces captured in over six months

In five weeks, Ukrainian forces have liberated nearly the same amount of territory that Russian forces captured in over six months, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said, Report informs.

“Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on July 10. Ukrainian military officials stated that Ukrainian troops continued offensive actions in the Bakhmut, Berdyansk (western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia oblasts), and Melitopol (western Zaporizhia Oblast) directions,” ISW said.

Since the beginning of the Ukrainian counteroffensive on June 4, ISW has calculated based on its own control of terrain data that Ukrainian forces recaptured approximately 253 square kilometers of territory. Russian forces have captured a total of 282 square kilometers in the entire theater since January 1.