Changes on the frontline in Ukraine for August 2026:
Yellow = Russian advances
Light blue = Ukrainian advances
Russian advances:
Donetsk Oblast: ~198.3 km²
Kharkiv Oblast: ~106.9 km²
Zaporizhzhia Oblast: ~98.1 km²
Sumy Oblast: ~17.0 km²
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: ~12.7 km²
Total: ~433 km² (up by 11.83% compared to July)
Ukrainian advances:
Donetsk Oblast: ~203.1 km²
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: ~42.5 km²
Zaporizhzhia Oblast: ~27.5 km²
Kharkiv Oblast: ~11.3 km²
Luhansk Oblast: ~9.3 km²
Sumy Oblast: ~1.7 km²
Total: ~295.4 km² (up by 151.83% compared to July)
Note: The main figures (not including the section below) covers net gains for each side. Ukrainian advances that took place on territory Russia occupied within this month will simply be subtracted from the Russian total, and vice versa.
Net changes overall (Russian advances minus Ukrainian advances):
+137.6 km² in favour of Russia (down by 49.02% compared to July).
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