Ukraine war briefing: Kyivs forces made fastest battlefield gains since 2023, analysis finds

Ukraine is probably leveraging a recent block on Russian troops access to Starlink, says Institute for the Study of War; Trump says he wants Kyiv deal with Moscow fast. What we know on day 1,455Ukraine recaptured 201 sq km from Russia between Wednesday and Sunday last week, taking advantage of a Starlink shutdown for Russian forces, according to an Agence France-Presse analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The recaptured area (78 sq miles) is almost equivalent to the Ru...