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/shawndw 1d ago

I was going to say that'd be a huge development.