Will Russia capture all of Kupiansk by December 31?
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Yes 6¢ / No 94¢
· liquidity $12,573 · ends 2027-01-01
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Turns on what size/extent of grey shading counts as acceptable 'tiny amount of grey along border' when the standard is 'entirety of municipality shaded red.'
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Resolution rules (verbatim)
This market will resolve to “Yes” if, according to the ISW map, Russia captures the entirety of Kupiansk by December 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.
Kupiansk will be considered captured if the entirety of the municipality is shaded red on the ISW map (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36a7f6a6f5a9448496de641cf64bd375) by the resolution date. If the area is not shaded red by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, the market will resolve to “No”.
The territory of the municipality is shaded in light grey and is distinguished from bordering municipalities such as "Moskovka" with a darker grey line. If all area within the municipality is shaded in red, but the shading does not precisely match up with the border, such that there is a tiny amount of grey along the border of the city, this will still qualify for a "Yes" resolution.
For any change on the ISW map to qualify for this market’s resolution, the relevant shading indicating Russian control must persist through the next full ISW daily update cycle. If ISW skips a day, shading must persist until the next finalized ISW update is published, regardless of the date. Any continuous shading which reflects either “Assessed Russian Control”, “Assessed Russian Advance In Ukraine”, or “Assessed Russian Gains in the Past 24 Hours” will qualify. “Assessed Russian Infiltration Areas in Ukraine” will not qualify.
For the purpose of this market, areas separated from the main municipality through a darker grey line, such as in the southeast of Kupiansk (https://polymarket-upload.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/h-b99a52275d.png), will not count towards the municipality.
Once Russia captures Kupiansk, any subsequent loss of control will not be considered towards the resolution of this market.
Kupiansk Location: https://polymarket-upload.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Kupiansk+location.jpeg
Location on Google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ngCjTi39GSjbzaC46
The primary resolution source for this market will be the ISW Ukraine map. If the ISW map is rendered unavailable, information from DeepStateMap (https://deepstatemap.live/) may be used. If information from both the ISW and DeepStateMap are rendered permanently unavailable, a consensus of credible reporting may be used.
Note: Any temporary glitches or errors in the map which will not be considered.
If Russia comes into control of this territory as a result of a negotiated settlement, this will qualify for a 'Yes' resolution, regardless of whether it is shaded red in the ISW map. An announcement of a negotiated settlement that gives Russia de jure control will not qualify. Actual control must be established.
Rule permits exceptions for misalignment of ISW shading with borders ('tiny amount of grey') but defines no objective threshold; subject to subjective interpretation at resolution.
Rules arguments from the market's own traders
Substantive resolution-rules commentary from the market's comment section, joined to each
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DumplingBMF no position 2025-12-03
I agree. Everything should be resolved based on Vladimir Putin's statements.
KingHam no position 2025-12-02
Having isw as a judicator is shameful and should at least be named in the title. Kupyansk was declared captured a month ago.
0x2D30a5fbf10070b03baeeEC5D3c5F6380F4d41a5-1763040962480 no position 2025-11-27
Both sides lie. Prob nov 30 won't be updated to red, but dec 31 is definitely a real possibility
0x385a6F0729263CC1dE8a4F5a12E4Dd2AD5E0fe11-1764233179666 no position 2025-11-27
You people are absolutely fcking sick. I wish I could bet on each one of you dying painfully from cancer while your relatives watch. Fcking disgrace of a human race each and every one of you who bet on these things..
OraculumNobius no position 2025-11-26
Show me the smokers in the southeastern part of the city, which is controlled by Ukraine. This dispute is not about displaying flags in certain parts of the city. IT'S ALL KUPYANSK. And the Russians won't be able to control it for a very long time.
OraculumNobius no position 2025-11-25
Russian flags on the ISW map are shown as “seepage” (hatched). But this does not affect the resolution of the dispute.
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