Bloomberg Intelligence estimates, based on data from the analytical project DeepState, show that since Aug. 6, Russian forces have occupied 1,146 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory—about a quarter more than in the first seven months of the year. According to two individuals close to the Office of the President of Ukraine, the U.S. election outcome could leave Kyiv with two choices: accept peace on disadvantageous terms or continue the war with Russia largely on its own. An unnamed source mentioned growing disillusionment among Ukrainian officials about the course of the war. Read also: R…
