1. As readers of the @russia_matters weekly Report Card will note, in the past 2 months Russia has seized more territory than Ukraine did during the entirety of its much-publicized counteroffensive last year.
As an instructive graphic published by the Washington Post shows, Russia’s current offensive has captured and now controls an additional 294 square miles—while Ukraine’s six-month counteroffensive seized 199 square miles.
2. For the facts on what is happening in the war in Ukraine, see Russia Matters’ weekly review at:
