PARIS: Russian forces advanced less on Ukrainian territory in February than in the preceding months, according to an AFP analysis of US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) data. Moscow advanced by 389 square kilometers (150 square miles) in February after advances of 431 square kilometers in January and 476 square kilometers in December 2024, the data showed. It was well below the peak of 725 square kilometers made in November, after Russian forces embarked on major advances on the front line starting in mid-2024.