Reposted by Newmediaranger
Putin’s battlefield “victory” is fiction.
He claims Russia seized 1,301 km² in September. ISW assesses Russia actually LOST 80.81 km².
When reality becomes inconvenient, the Kremlin simply invents a new one.
Source: www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/rus...
criticalthreats.org
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 2, 2026