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Ukraine takes back more than 230 square miles from Russia in first months of 2026, military chief says

Nypost · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · · 402 words · By Ronny Reyes
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Ukraine takes back more than 230 square miles from Russia in first months of 2026, military chief says See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Ukraine takes back more than 230 square miles from Russia in first months of 2026, military chief says See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleUkraine’s army has recaptured more than 230 square miles of territory so far this year, Kyiv’s military chief confirmed Monday as momentum continues to shift against Russia’s more than four-year-old invasion.

Common ground

Oleksandr Syrskyi said his forces have retaken several strips of land across the 800-mile front in the first five months of 2026, with about one-sixth of the territorial gains resulting from last month’s offensive.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “May’s total gain of more than 38 square miles also marked Russia’s first net retreat since a major counter-offensive by Kyiv in 2023, according to DeepState”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'according' and general war timelines, but no specific data from 'DeepState' regarding 38 square miles in May 2026 or a net retreat since 2023.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Chasiv Yar is a military engagement in the Russo-Ukrainian war between the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine for control of the city of Chasiv Yar and surrounding vill…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chasiv_Yar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January to 31 May 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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Claim 2: “Ukrainian forces struck more than 88,000 Russian military targets in May”
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One web search result explicitly mentions that Ukrainian forces struck more than 88,000 Russian military targets in May, but other search results mention much lower numbers (e.g., 111 targets or 697 targets), suggesting the 88,000 figure is from a single specific report and not widely corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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Claim 3: “killing more than 30,000 soldiers and causing more than $1 billion in damage to Moscow’s military-industrial complex”
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The specific figures of 30,000 soldiers killed and $1 billion in damage in May 2026 appear in the same single source as claim 3. Other sources do not corroborate these specific totals for that month.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the night of 13–14 May 2026, Russia conducted what was described as its "largest aerial attack" since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 1,567 drones and 56 missiles targeted several Ukrainian ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_May_2026_Russian_strikes_on…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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Claim 4: “Oleksandr Syrskyi said his forces have retaken several strips of land across the 800-mile front in the first five months of 2026”
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Web search results confirm that Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announced territorial gains in 2026, specifically mentioning the reclamation of over 600 square kilometers and pressure across the front.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In February 2026, Ukraine launched a local counteroffensive on the southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian war with the goal of expelling Russian forces from the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The offensive lat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ukrainian_counteroffensiv…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 6 August 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast and clashed with the Russian Armed Forces and Russian border guard. A sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleksandr Stanislavovych Syrskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Станіславович Сирський; born 26 July 1965) is a Ukrainian military officer holding the rank of four-star general who has served as the Commander-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Syrskyi
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Claim 5: “the city of Pokrovsk fell last year to Russia following an intense campaign lasting nearly two years”
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A Wikipedia entry specifically states that Russian forces were reported to have captured Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in early 2026 after a protracted military campaign.
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web search NEUTRAL — After a protracted military campaign, Russian forces were reported to have captured Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in early 2026 after entering the former city in ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokrovsk_offensive
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web search NEUTRAL — As a result of the Russian attacks, Ukraine's available generating capacity has fallen from 33.7 GW at the start of the full‑scale invasion to about 14 GW today ...
https://www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-analytical-report/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 13, 2025 ... ... lasting up to two months. An explanatory note to the law states that the changes will allow Russia to deploy reservists during peacetime ...
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian…
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Claim 6: “fighting remains most intense in the eastern Donetsk region, where Russia has struggled to make significant advances for nearly two years”
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Multiple sources confirm that Russia has struggled to make significant advances in the Donetsk region, with one source mentioning a 'fortress belt' where Ukraine has repelled efforts for years.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian forces would have had to withdraw from parts of Donetsk they still hold and this would become a demilitarised area under de facto Russian control. Russian forces would withdraw from the smal…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0l0k4389g2o
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia now controls about 70% of the Donetsk region. Ukraine's forces have been pushed back to a string of four cities that analysts have dubbed its “fortress belt,” where they've repelled Moscow's ef…
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/russia-ukraine-war-donet…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia said on Wednesday that its forces had made significant advances in the Donetsk region, while Ukraine, on the same day, reported repelling Russian attacks in multiple directions.
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5943940-russia-m…
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Claim 7: “the village of Oleksandrivka in the Kherson region and the city of Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region as areas along the front line where the heaviest fighting was taking place”
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While search results mention fighting in Zaporizhzhia and the southern front, there is no specific evidence provided confirming that Oleksandrivka and Huliaipole are currently the areas of the 'heaviest' fighting.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, the Russian military invaded Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine from Russian-occupied Crimea, quickly entering Mykolaiv Oblast and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_front_of_the_Russo-Uk…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 18, 2026 ... Reports of Encirclement Battles as Fighting Intensifies in Zaporizhzhia Heavy fighting has been reported in parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where ...
https://www.facebook.com/UATVEN/posts/russian-forces-continu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 29, 2026 ... A total of 236 combat engagements between Ukrainian forces and Russian invaders were recorded along the frontline over the past 24 hours, ...
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4106749-war-update-236-…
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Claim 8: “analysis from the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), which found that Kyiv was “actively challenging the positional character of the war” as of the end of May”
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Claim 9: “Kyiv’s soldiers are still fighting inside the logistical hub [Pokrovsk]”
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Claim 10: “The think tank specifically cited Ukraine’s ability to deploy drones to disrupt Russia’s supply chain and troop movement along the front as some of the keys to hindering Moscow’s advance”
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Claim 11: “Ukraine’s army has recaptured more than 230 square miles of territory so far this year”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Ukraine claimed to have recaptured over 230 square miles (or approximately 590 square kilometers) of territory in the first five months of 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The AGM-188A Rusty Dagger is a low-cost precision-guided air-launched stand-off munition being developed by Zone 5 Technologies for the United States Air Force (USAF) Extended Range Attack Munition (E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-188_Rusty_Dagger
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TRG-230 is a family of guided missiles of 230-mm diameter designed and manufactured by Turkish company Roketsan. The original variants are surface-to-surface missiles, and an air-to-surface variant is…
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