The front was frozen. The Russian army in October managed to occupy only 7 square meters. km. - This is the minimum since the fall of 2023 and much less than in the fall months of the last two years. The progress of Russian forces in Ukraine has virtually stopped amid reports of record casualties. The latest territorial acquisitions by the Russian armed forces in Ukraine in October amounted to only 7.2 square meters. km, according to data from the Russian monitoring project "Capris Shamnet" (see infographic). This is the minimum monthly result for the entire duration of the project (since fall 2023). In October, the Russian forces lost almost 150 square kilometers. Towards Liman, where the Ukrainian armed forces have been conducting a counter-offensive since the summer (Operation Vivaldi). "Creamy Caprice" consisted of 117 square meters. in its purchases. km. towards Kharkov - but the real perception of this territory remains in question, because the Russian Ministry of Defense proved it with fake videos. In recent years, the Russian military has generally accelerated its offensive in the autumn months. According to the same "ceramic caprice", in 2025, 492 and 586 square meters were captured in September and October. km. The greatest advance of the Russian armed forces was in the Novoplovsk and Liman directions, although the heaviest fighting took place at that time for Pokrovsk. In 2024, the armed forces of the RF occupied 398 and 559 square meters in September and October. km. Then they advanced mainly in the south of the Donetsk region. The pace of the Russian attack slowed sharply in the spring of 2026 and has not increased since then, contrary to Putin's statements. The founder of the conflict intelligence team, Ruslan Leviev, believes that this trend will continue in November due to the onset of cold weather and the fall of the leaves - these seasonal factors complicate the attack. In October, the Russian army suffered a record monthly loss since the start of the invasion - 54,400 people, Zelensky said (including dead and seriously wounded). Approximately the same losses (50,000 people) were in September, Bloomberg wrote and quoted a senior NATO official.

The front was frozen. The Russian army in October managed to occupy only 7 square meters. km. - This is the minimum since the fall of 2023 and much less than in the fall months of the last two years. The progress of Russian forces in Ukraine has virtually stopped amid reports of record casualties. The latest territorial acquisitions by the Russian armed forces in Ukraine in October amounted to only 7.2 square meters. km, according to data from the Russian monitoring project "Capris Shamnet" (see infographic). This is the minimum monthly result for the entire duration of the project (since fall 2023). In October, the Russian forces lost almost 150 square kilometers. Towards Liman, where the Ukrainian armed forces have been conducting a counter-offensive since the summer (Operation Vivaldi). "Creamy Caprice" consisted of 117 square meters. in its purchases. km. towards Kharkov - but the real perception of this territory remains in question, because the Russian Ministry of Defense proved it with fake videos. In recent years, the Russian military has generally accelerated its offensive in the autumn months. According to the same "ceramic caprice", in 2025, 492 and 586 square meters were captured in September and October. km. The greatest advance of the Russian armed forces was in the Novoplovsk and Liman directions, although the heaviest fighting took place at that time for Pokrovsk. In 2024, the armed forces of the RF occupied 398 and 559 square meters in September and October. km. Then they advanced mainly in the south of the Donetsk region. The pace of the Russian attack slowed sharply in the spring of 2026 and has not increased since then, contrary to Putin's statements. The founder of the conflict intelligence team, Ruslan Leviev, believes that this trend will continue in November due to the onset of cold weather and the fall of the leaves - these seasonal factors complicate the attack. In October, the Russian army suffered a record monthly loss since the start of the invasion - 54,400 people, Zelensky said (including dead and seriously wounded). Approximately the same losses (50,000 people) were in September, Bloomberg wrote and quoted a senior NATO official.