The pace of the Russian occupation of Ukrainian territory fell by 18% in August 2025.

Source: DeepState, a Ukrainian group of military analysts, on social media

Details: Russia is reported to have seized 464 sq km last month, bringing the total occupied area to 19% of Ukraine’s territory. The group notes that this equals the percentage Russia held on 3 October 2022, shortly before Ukrainian defence forces launched a counteroffensive on Dudchany in Kherson Oblast.

Quote: “That’s right – the increase in occupied territory over 2 years and 11 months is practically zero.”

More details: DeepState reported that overall Russian assault intensity in August declined compared to the previous three months. Russia carried out about 5,027 assault operations, fewer than in July, June and May.

The analysts attribute this primarily to the rotation of Russian units: they redeployed four brigades and one marine regiment to the Dobropillia front, reinforced the Zaporizhzhia front and rotated troops on the Kramatorsk and Prydniprovske fronts.

Russian activity is expected to increase again in September, DeepState said.

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