Reference News Network, August 3 report. According to the UK's Daily Telegraph website on August 1, new analysis shows that the Russian army has continued to advance on the Ukrainian front line for the fourth consecutive month.

The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War said that in one month, the Russian army occupied 275 square miles (approximately 712 square kilometers) of Ukrainian territory, while the Ukrainian army recaptured 30 square miles of territory, continuing the favorable momentum of the Russian army on the battlefield in previous months.

In recent days, Russia claimed to have occupied Chasov Yar in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Kyiv denied this claim.

The Russian army has formed at least four expanding salients in the Donetsk region, hoping to encircle the important logistics center of Pokrovsk and occupy the garrison town of Kostyantynivka.

Meanwhile, US President Trump urged Putin to end the war, threatening to impose sanctions on Russia and impose tariffs on energy exports.

Michael Kofman from the US think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said after a recent visit to Ukraine that although the situation is becoming increasingly dangerous for Ukraine, there is no danger of the Ukrainian army completely collapsing on the front lines.

The Russian army has been able to weaken Ukraine's advantage by deploying improved drones.

This advantage had helped Ukraine counter Moscow's material and manpower superiority.

The Kremlin has also increased the intensity of long-range drone attacks on Ukrainian targets to the highest level since the war began.

According to an analysis by AFP, the number of drones launched by the Russian army towards Ukraine in July exceeded any month since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Russia launched 6,297 long-range drones towards Ukraine last month, an increase of nearly 16% compared to the previous month, marking the third consecutive month of growth.

Data released by the Ukrainian Air Force showed that in July, the Russian army also launched 198 missiles towards Ukraine, more than any other month this year except June. (Translated by Ge Xuele)

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