00:00Ukraine is now holding Russian soil, and it's costing Russia over 1,000 troops a day just to
00:05try to get it back. Ukraine's general staff confirmed on June 8 that 1120 Russian troops
00:11were killed or wounded in the previous 24 hours. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue to maintain
00:18their combat foothold inside Russia's own Kursk and Belgorod regions, approximately four square
00:24miles of Russian sovereign territory still under Ukrainian control. This matters beyond the
00:30numbers. Every Russian unit trying to dislodge Ukraine from Kursk cannot be fighting on the
00:35main Ukrainian front. It's a strategic pressure bleed on Russian resources. ISW data confirms
00:42Russia has suffered a net territorial loss of 93 square miles across Ukraine in just the last four
00:48weeks, double the rate of the period before that. Russia entered this war promising a special
00:54military operation lasting days. It is now losing ground on two fronts, including on its own soil.
01:01Ukraine's ability to maintain that Kursk foothold through the summer may be one of the most
01:06consequential developments in the entire war.
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