Casualties and recruitment: The latest on the battlefield

Kieran KellyLive reporter Ukrainian forces - pictured above - have been able to launch succesful counterattacks Progress on the battlefield Russia advanced on average 1.22 sq km per day in July, according to a recent report by, external Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The ISW says that Russia's rate of advance has remained largely unchanged since February 2026 and that its summer offensive - launched the following month - has "failed to make any operationally significant gains".