In April, the Russian army significantly increased the pace of its offensive, and in May, it doubled the successes of the previous month, capturing almost 500 square kilometres, marking the largest advance by the Russian Armed Forces since November last year. The pace of Russian troop advances this year is generally twice as fast as in the first five months of 2024. However, this is clearly insufficient for a significant breakthrough: as a result of last year's offensive, the Russian army o...