"Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters last Friday in a year-end news conference that Moscow's forces had seized Siversk in the eastern region of Donetsk and Vovchansk in the northern Kharkiv region. list of 4 itemsend of list Putin also claimed Russian forces held at least half of Lyman and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk, and Hulyaipole in the southern Zaporizhia region all front-line towns."
"The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington-based think tank, said satellite and open-source visual evidence contradict Putin. ISW has observed no evidence to confirm any of these claimed seizures or extensive advances and has only observed evidence indicating a Russian presence [either through infiltration missions or assaults] in 7.3 percent of Hulyaipole and 2.9 percent of Lyman, it wrote."
"The ISW also estimated Russian advances had claimed no more than 5 percent of Kostiantynivka. Even Russian milbloggers' [military reporters'] claimed advances do not support many of Putin's claims, the ISW said, with milbloggers claiming that Russian forces have seized a maximum of about 7 percent of Lyman and 11 percent of Kostiantynivka. The Kremlin has also claimed to be in complete possession of Kupiansk in Kharkiv and Pokrovsk in Donetsk."
Putin claimed multiple frontline towns had been seized or partially held by Russian forces, including Siversk, Vovchansk, Lyman, Kostiantynivka and Hulyaipole. Analysts and the Institute for the Study of War reported satellite and open-source evidence that contradicts those claims, finding limited Russian presence in targeted towns. ISW estimated 7.3% of Hulyaipole and 2.9% of Lyman under Russian presence and no more than 5% of Kostiantynivka. Milbloggers reported slightly higher, but still limited, gains. The Kremlin also claimed control of Kupiansk and Pokrovsk while ISW and Ukrainian commanders reported far smaller Russian holdings and some Ukrainian recaptures. Russian commander Gerasimov claimed 6,300 sq km seized in his year-end report.
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