Ukraine war briefing: Russian army records almost no territorial gains for first time since 2023, analysis shows

Russian advances slowing, thinktank’s data shows; 14 killed in Ukraine in massive drone and missile salvo. What we know on day 1,501 Russia’s army recorded almost no territorial gains on the frontline in Ukraine in March for the first time in two-and-a-half years , according to analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) conducted by Agence France-Presse. The Russian army has been slowing in its advances since late 2025 – because of Kyiv’s localised breakthroughs in the south-