Putin Claims MASSIVE Victory In Ukraine, But Battlefield Maps Tell a Different Story

Putin claimed Russia captured 1,301 km² of Ukraine in September, but the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) maps show Russia lost ground. We break down the Russia-Ukraine war numbers: Operation Vivaldi near Lyman, Biletsky in Sviatohirsk, Russian casualties, and Putin’s missed deadlines for taking Donetsk. We also look at how his battlefield claims could shape Trump’s peace talks between the U.S., Ukraine and Russia, and the new energy ceasefire. 0:00 Putin’s 1,301 km² claim 0:30 The September ledger: what ISW found 1:54 A pattern of inflated claims 3:53 Where the ground went: Operation Vivaldi 5:25 The cost of going backward 6:29 Why 1,301? The talks clock 7:57 The audience at home 8:40 Two clocks 10:05 The stage he couldn’t use Putin, Vladimir Putin, Russia Ukraine war, Ukraine war, Ukraine war news, Russia lost territory, Putin 1301 km, ISW, Institute for the Study of War, Valdai, Valdai 2026, Donetsk, Donbas, Operation Vivaldi, Lyman, Sviatohirsk, Biletsky, Third Army Corps, Gerasimov, Syrsky, Kupiansk, Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, Russian casualties, Russian army, Trump, Trump Putin, Trump Zelensky, Zelensky, energy ceasefire, peace talks, Ukraine peace talks, UAE talks, Russia Ukraine news today, geopolitics, Putin lies, Kremlin propaganda, war update #Putin #RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine #ISW #Trump #Donetsk #Geopolitics