Originally published at: https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/01/russian-advance-is-slowing-and-isws-numbers-prove-the-kremlins-demands-on-donetsk-have-no-basis-on-the-battlefield/
ISW found Russian forces seized 29% less territory in the six months to March 2026 than in the same period a year earlier, advancing at 10.66 km² per day versus 14.9 — a pace that makes Russia’s two-month ultimatum on Donetsk Oblast a cognitive warfare tool, not a military reality.