Territorial gains of russian invasion forces in Ukraine have decreased in the first quarter of 2025 to an estimated 143 sq km of Ukrainian territory in March 2025, an average of less than 5 square kilometres per day, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
The rate of russian advance has been on decline month by month since November 2024, when the invaders had seized more than 700 sq km. Most of the advances by russian forces in March 2025 were in central parts of the Donetsk region, but russia did not improve its operational position. Ukrainian forces also carried out tactical counterattacks, reversing some of russia's advances around Pokrovsk.
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The level of russian ground attacks on several axes was reduced through much of March 2025. These began to increase towards the end of the month but have not resulted in a higher rate of advance.
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