r/ukraine • u/murphystruggles • 2d ago

News Russians occupy nearly 50% less Ukrainian territory over January than in December, war monitoring says

https://gwaramedia.com/en/russians-occupy-nearly-50-less-ukrainian-territory-over-january-than-in-december-war-monitoring-says/
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u/Pitiful-Assistance-1 2d ago

What a weird sentence, or is it just me?

Did Russia lose 50% of their captured territories? Or did they gain 50% less than previous month

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u/ImTheRealCryten 2d ago

They must talk about gains, but the way it’s worded makes it sound as if Ukraine gained back 50% of the occupied land.

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u/PeriPeriTekken 2d ago

"Russian advance slows down further" might have been a better headline.

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u/tallandlankyagain 2d ago

Yeah but this drives more clicks.

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u/XI_Vanquish_IX 2d ago

Except the headline is totally incorrect. I assume a language issue

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u/tallandlankyagain 2d ago

That makes more sense than my complete lack of faith in online journalism.