CSIS: Russia’s Ukraine Offensive Grinds at Century-Low Pace Amid Rising Costs
CSIS’s annual assessment finds Russia’s main offensives since early 2024 have advanced only about 15–70 meters per day, the slowest pace in a century, with enormous human and economic costs; Moscow has captured roughly 120,000 sq km (about 20% of Ukraine), far short of its aims, while casualties approach 1.2 million and Russia’s economy stagnates, signaling a protracted, attrition-based war.