Overview

• DeepState said Russian forces captured 259 square kilometers in September, a 44% drop from August and the smallest monthly gain since May.
• The monitor estimated Russian-occupied territory at about 19.04% of Ukraine after last month’s changes.
• DeepState identified the Novopavlivka area in Donetsk as Ukraine’s biggest loss in September, while fighting remained intense around Kupiansk in Kharkiv.
• Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported regaining 2.2 square kilometers in the past day and advances of 100 to 1,400 meters in parts of the Pokrovsk district, describing Russian tactics as a 'thousand cuts'.
• Ukrainian reports said units pushed back near Pokrovsk and retook villages including Zarichne, Novoekonomichne, and Udachne, as Russia paired incremental ground moves with large drone and missile barrages that killed at least four people last weekend.