As Russia reportedly prepares for a major summer offensive in Ukraine, battlefield data suggests that Kremlin forces are losing ground for the first time since 2024.
Russia is suffering problems in its war against Ukraine that partly stem from a growing Ukrainian military strength: the use of medium-range drone attacks.
By targeting Russian air defenses and logistics dozens of kilometers behind front lines, Ukraine is disrupting Russia’s battlefield advances and opening the way for long-range strikes on Russian oil and military facilities.
Last month, Ukraine managed to liberate more land than Russia seized – the first time Moscow suffered a net loss of territory since Ukraine’s August 2024 incursion into the southern Russian Kursk region, according to analysis from the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War.
