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miles) of land, or roughly the size of Washington D.C., according to an AFP analysis published on Wednesday.The analysis, based on data from
the Institute for the Study of War, shows an increase over the previous month but a noticeable slowdown compared to May, when the Russian
military launched a surprise ground offensive against the northeastern Kharkiv region.In May, the army seized 449 square kilometers (173
square miles) of land, with an average of 14.5 square kilometers (5.6 square miles) claimed each day
They were the biggest monthly gains since Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Moscow has taken 1,246 square
kilometers (481 square miles) of Ukrainian territory since the start of the year, well above the 584 square kilometers seized over the
Still, the Russian military has not been able to pull off a major breakthrough as it faces mounting battlefield losses and fewer men who are
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