People don't understand that held territory isn't the qualifier for victory. Accomplished strategic goals are. Russia isn't trying to conquer and hold all of Ukraine for 20 years like afghanistan all over again. And they don't care about their own conscripts lives lost, nor are they fielding their best material and units. They're sacrificing shit they want to replace anyway, and the survivors have combat experience, which is valuable.
People don't understand that held territory isn't the qualifier for victory. Accomplished strategic goals are. Russia isn't trying to conquer and hold all of Ukraine for 20 years like afghanistan all over again. And they don't care about their own conscripts lives lost, nor are they fielding their best material and units. They're sacrificing shit they want to replace anyway, and the survivors have combat experience, which is valuable.