Map Shows Russia's Plan to Seize Half of Ukraine. Published Jun 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM EDT Updated Jun 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM EDT. By . Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK.

Russia controlled 113,273 square km, or 18.8%, of Ukrainian territory as of June 7, according to the Deep State map. That is an area bigger than the U.S. state of Virginia.