In October, the Russian forces expanded the occupied territory by 63 square kilometers. The rate decreased sharply from year to year. The advance of the Russian army slowed down 3.6 times: -2025 (10 months): 3,385 square kilometers.
-2026 (10 months): 939 square kilometers -before 2022: 7.8% of the area.
-2022: 10.3%.
-2023: 0%.
-2024: 0.5%.
-2025: 0.7%.
-2026: 0.2% (10 months).