Russia lost about 190 sq. km of territory in Ukraine in September, which the Finnish OSINT project Black Bird Group considers to be under Russian control. This is the largest net monthly loss since June 2023, according to the project’s data.

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Five of the eight leaders of the Russian army’s 6th Motor Rifle Division, accused in a case involving the murder, torture, and desecration of the bodies of their subordinates, have again gone to war in Ukraine. The criminal case continues to be heard against the former division commander, Major General Marat Ospanov, and on September 18 the Military Appeals Court left him in pretrial detention.

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The Third Army Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that Ukrainian soldiers used ground-based kamikaze robotic systems against Russian troops for the first time in Donetsk region. According to the corps, they were delivered to the battlefield by bomber drones, and the operation was named «Vivaldi».

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In an interview with the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that in 2026 Russian troops seized about 890 sq. km of Ukrainian territory, while the Ukrainian army liberated about 800 sq. km. According to him, the difference was about 90 sq. km.

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OSINT analyst Clément Molen estimated that since the start of 2026, Russian forces have taken control of about 650 sq. km of Ukrainian territory. That is roughly 80% less than Vladimir Putin publicly claimed; separately, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes about a rise in the number of AI videos that Russian military personnel use to imitate the capture of populated areas.

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The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that from June to August it identified at least 35 videos that may have been altered with AI. In 10 cases, analysts judged them to be fakes with a high degree of confidence and believe the real number of such recordings may be higher.

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The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) calculated that at the current pace, Russian troops will need until October 2, 2032, to occupy the remaining 19% of Donetsk Oblast. According to analysts, this will happen after the next State Duma elections, which are likely to be held in September 2031.

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