Ukraine's top military commander said on Monday that the country's forces have recaptured more than 600 square kilometers of territory from Russian troops so far in 2026, a claim that would mark one of Kyiv's clearest signs of battlefield momentum after years of grinding Russian advances.
Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces, said Ukrainian troops had regained more land than they lost in May alone, with a net recovery of 100 square kilometers during the month. He did not publicly identify all the areas involved, and battlefield claims from either side remain difficult to independently verify in real time.
