Resolution criteria
This market will resolve YES if the Russian Federation has de facto control of at least 95.00% of the Donbass region at the close date.
This market will resolve NO if the Russian Federation has de facto control of less than 95.00% of the Donbass region at the close date.
Resolution sources
Should the Russia-Ukraine conflict reach a formal conclusion by the close date, the resolution of this market will be informed by a consensus of media reports, if one exists.
If the conflict is ongoing at the close date, or the extent of Russia’s territorial control is uncertain, the market will resolve according to estimates obtained from the following sources:
Any resolution in these circumstances must be supported by a majority of the three sources.
Substitute resolution sources
If, at the close date, a resolution source has not provided an estimate in the previous 20 days, it may be replaced by a substitute resolution source. Should this occur:
Suriyakmaps is to be replaced by ISW
Poulet volant is to be replaced by DeepState (ruler tool)
Creamy caprice is to be replaced by Divgen (ruler tool)
Close date
This market will close at 23:59:00 UTC on 1 February 2027 and will not resolve sooner.
Clarifications
For the purpose of this market, the Donbass region consists of Donetsk Oblast and Lugansk Oblast in their entirety, and has a total area of 53,200 square kilometres. The exact threshold for a YES resolution is therefore 50,540 square kilometres.
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Previous estimates by source
Poulet volant
85.51% - 31 May 2025
86.36% - 30 June 2025
87.14% - 31 July 2025
87.83% - 31 August 2025
87.97% - 30 September 2025
88.10% - 31 October 2025
88.40% - 30 November 2025
Creamy caprice
86.63% - 30 June 2025
87.07% - 27 July 2025
87.78% - 26 August 2025
88.44% - 30 September 2025
89.03% - 27 October 2025
89.35% - 28 November 2025
89.68% - 26 December 2025
Suriyakmaps
86.41% - 8 June 2025
88.56% - 18 September 2025
90.17% - 25 December 2025