Russia's advance in Ukraine since 2024 was slower than in almost all wars over last 100 years: analysts

Russia's advance in Ukraine since 2024 was slower than in almost all wars over last 100 years: analysts

Military engineers from Russia's Southern Military District conduct training in early 2026.Arkadii Budnitskii/Anadolu via Getty ImagesTwo researchers have found that Russia's recent advance is slower than in almost all modern wars.Their analysis said that even in Pokrovsk, Russia has only been advancing 70 meters a day on average.That's slower than the Allies' progress in WWI's brutal Battle of the Somme, they said.Russia's rate of advance over …

Russia's rate of advance in Ukraine since 2024 is one of the slowest in the last 100 years of war, analysts say

Military engineers from Russia's Southern Military District conduct training in early 2026. Arkadii Budnitskii/Anadolu via Getty Images Two researchers have found that Russia's recent advance is slower than in almost all modern wars. Their analysis said that even in Pokrovsk, Russia has only been…