Kyiv's forces retake 26 settlements and over 600 km2 in southeastern Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have retaken 26 settlements and more than 600 square kilometers of territory in the southeast, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Analysts framed the operation as evidence Kyiv can still mount coordinated, mechanized counterattacks after more than four years of largely static fighting.
Ukraine's military says it has retaken 26 settlements and more than 600 square kilometers of territory in the country's southeast. The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) corroborated the operation using open-source data.
ISW analysts said the advance offers concrete evidence that Kyiv can still mount coordinated, mechanized counterattacks along a front line that has been largely static for more than four years. The operation has reshaped defensive positions in the area.
Russia has not yet issued an official response to the operation. Ukrainian officials emphasized the strategic significance of the recaptured ground, and the situation along the front is being closely watched in the days ahead.
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