Will the territory controlled by Ukraine/Russia change significantly at any time before January 1, 2025? This would include major territorial gains or capture of important cities/objects.

Possible examples: Russian capture of Zaporizhzhia/Kherson, Ukrainian Capture of Melitopol. Not sufficient: capture of cities like Bakhmut (little strategic importance or territorial gains).

The resolution will be subjective to a degree, feel free to ask about any particular cases. There are quite a few discussions on individual cases in the comments of 

Possible clarification from creator (AI generated)

 The territory changes will be compared to the situation at the 

. The advance near Pokrovsk is confirmed to not qualify as it does not constitute major territorial gains or capture of significant cities/objects.