As a result of the last seven months of counter-offensive operations near Komar, Donetsk region, Ukrainian forces have recaptured about 440 square kilometers of territory.
When territories retaken by separate counteroffensive operations in the direction of Pokrovska were included, this number increased to a total of 760 square kilometers recaptured in the 9 months since February 2026 in this general area.
In the Kumar region, Russian forces have been steadily retreating towards Velika Novosilka, occasionally attacking only sporadically in a few areas. Apart from these occasional counter-attacks, which were mainly concentrated in Kumar itself last month, they have been in almost complete sector-wide retreat since April, and are now retreating even further from their previous lines towards the north of Velika Novosilka and west of Bahtir.
The attached map roughly shows how the Ukrainian forces carried out their counterattack. While it started with a general focus on pushing east, many of the forces involved seem to have started turning south in recent weeks, and after recapturing the town of Kumar, are simultaneously moving towards the next towns in Volika Novosilka.
However, with the first snow expected in the near future and winter to follow, I doubt that the Ukrainian command will continue to make significantly more progress than they have already achieved since the spring.