Russia has now lost territory the size of Denmark in Ukraine since March

 Russia has now lost territory the size of Denmark in Ukraine since March – as Putin’s forces continue to suffer heavy losses, fatigue and low morale

• Russia has relinquished roughly 17,375 sq miles of Ukrainian land since March
• And their assault on southeastern Ukraine has almost ground to a halt
• Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu claimed the slowdown was 'conscious'
• He said it was a decision taken to prevent an escalation of civilian casualties
• But Ukrainian and Western officials cited intelligence suggesting Putin's troops have sustained heavy losses and are suffering from widespread fatigue
  
  
  
  The Russian assault on Ukraine has almost ground to a halt amid heavy losses and low morale as it emerged that Putin's troops have lost territory the size of Denmark since late March.

• Russian forces have relinquished an estimated 17,375 square miles of Ukrainian land since March 21, when they withdrew from the outskirts of Kyiv to focus their efforts on the eastern Donbas region, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

  Meanwhile, analysis of troop movements and shifts in the frontlines of eastern and southern Ukraine by the Institute suggests that Russian units have only managed to gain roughly 174 square miles of new territory since July 16, despite committing all their resources to seizing the Donbas. 

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