UKRAINE, Dec. 2 — Since 2022, Russian forces have occupied 4,5% of the Kharkiv oblast. Last year, Russia captured 1.3% of the region’s territory, reported the DeepState OSINT war monitoring group.

DeepState said that сompared to 2022, the situation has changed in such a way that the amount of occupied territory in the region has increased from 1.9% to 4.7%.

In total, Russia occupied 4,336 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in 2025.  This is about 0.72% of the total territory of Ukraine.

From Jan. 1, 2023, to Jan. 1, 2026, the occupied territory increased by 7,463 square kilometers, or 1.28% of the whole territory.

“Compared to previous years, 2025 was really difficult for the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” wrote the DeepState.

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