Russian army occupies almost 450 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in May - DeepState

The army of the aggressor country of russia allegedly occupied 449 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory. This is the largest advance of the occupiers since the beginning of 2025.

This was reported by the Ukrainian analytical OSINT project DeepState.

The largest territorial gains of the russian army took place at the junction of the Toretsk and Pokrovsk Axes. In the area of ​​the T0504 highway (Pokrovsk - Kostiantynivka), the russians captured about 200 square kilometers.

Fragment of interactive map of DeepState project. Photo: screenshot of UN.

Next is the border Sumy Region, where as a result of the offensive, the russians occupied at least 110 square kilometers of territory.

Fragment of interactive map of DeepState project. Photo: screenshot of UN.

DeepState noted that the two aforementioned front areas accounted for 70% of all territorial losses last month.

In the west of the Donetsk Region, russian troops advanced in two areas, occupying from 90 to 100 square kilometers.

Fragment of interactive map of DeepState project. Photo: screenshot of UN.

Another 28 square kilometers of territory were lost as a result of the russian army's offensive in the Lyman Axis.

Fragment of interactive map of DeepState project. Photo: screenshot of UN.

"Unfortunately, in May the dynamics of territorial losses exceeded the limit of 200 km per month, which has been maintained since February," DeepState said.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, today, June 2, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine stated that russian troops are ignoring the losses and are continuing attempts to enter the territory of the Sumy Region.

We will remind, on May 31, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, stated that the north of the Sumy Region has become one of the main directions of the russian army's offensive.

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