In January, Russian troops captured 325 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory. This information is reported by the analytical project DeepState.
It is noted that the Russian occupiers continue to conduct active offensive operations in many areas, but almost everywhere, the Ukrainian Defense Forces manage to slow down the pace of the advance.
"Significant enemy advances mainly occur due to our repeated mistakes," the report states.
As indicated by the released infographic, in December 2024, Russian invaders captured 394 sq.km, in November - 730 sq.km, and in October - 503. Last year, the Russians made their most significant advances into Ukrainian territory specifically in November.
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According to Reuters, Russian troops are gradually tightening the noose around the city of Pokrovsk - an important logistics hub, with its main supply routes threatened nearly three years after the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion. If the city falls, the next target for the Russian occupiers may be the Dnipropetrovsk region, which borders Pokrovsk.
At the same time, military expert Alexander Musienko stated on January 31 that the Russian occupiers are unable to encircle Pokrovsk, so they may attempt to bypass it towards the administrative border of the Dnipropetrovsk region and even cross it.
The Chairman of the Council of Reservists of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ivan Timochko, noted that currently in the southern Donetsk region, the Russians have concentrated their forces to seize Konstantinovka and advance along the route to Zaporizhzhia.