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September saw advances of 670 square kilometres and 27 settlements, according to the ministry.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Ukraine","publishedAt":"2026-09-19T10:46:00.666Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-19T10:04:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T10:46:00.666Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":74,"critic":52,"hype":30,"notes":{"trust":"Official Ministry statement and specific figures with source give a 74 trust score.","critic":"Specific data present but largely a reproduced announcement, resulting in 52 critic score.","hype":"Headlines are mildly emphatic but not exaggerated, yielding a 30 hype score."}},"tags":["#UkraineConflict","#RussianOffensive","#TerritorialGains","#DefenceMinistry"],"entities":["Russian Defence Ministry","Ukraine","Sumy","Kharkiv","Zaporizhzhia","Kramatorsk","Sloviansk","Dobropillia"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Russian forces have taken control of more than 5,300 square kilometres and 220 settlements in Ukraine since the start of 2026, according to the Russian Defence Ministry.","In September alone, Russian troops seized over 670 square kilometres and 27 settlements, the ministry reported.","Since 5 September, Russian forces have reduced Ukrainian-controlled territory in Kharkiv by 152 square kilometres and captured nine settlements.","Independent verification of the claims is difficult due to the ongoing war."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Russian Defence Ministry has stated that its forces have gained control of over 5,300 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory and 220 settlements since the beginning of 2026. The ministry reported that in September, Russian troops seized more than 670 square kilometres and 27 settlements. Operations are ongoing to establish security zones in border areas of Ukraine’s Sumy and Kharkiv regions."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the ministry's statement, Russian forces have reduced Ukrainian-controlled territory in northeastern Kharkiv by 152 square kilometres since 5 September, capturing nine settlements. The ministry also claimed Ukrainian forces suffered approximately 700 personnel losses. Intense fighting is reported near the Kramatorsk-Sloviansk agglomeration, with street fighting occurring in Dobropillia. The ministry accused Kyiv of conducting an 'aggressive information campaign' with Western media support to portray Ukrainian actions as major successes."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disputed claims"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that Ukrainian forces suffered about 700 personnel losses. Anadolu Ajansı reported this claim. No other reports mentioned Ukrainian personnel losses."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated reports mention the Russian Defence Ministry's claims regarding advances in the Zaporizhzhia region or street fighting in Dobropillia. None of the right-rated reports mention the Russian Defence Ministry's claims regarding Ukrainian personnel losses. 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