09-23-2022, 12:30 PM
This may be totally off base, but... it seems the war is at a point where Ukraine taking back any more territory seized by Russia since 2014 would be considered good for Ukraine. Even if that territory isn't of significant strategic value (however that is being defined), Ukraine is a winner and Russia a loser. The more winning Ukraine does the worse Russia looks in terms of ROI for fighting Ukraine, and the more support for war in Russia erodes. Moreover, any more land Ukraine captures, the further into Russian held ground Ukrainian artillery can reach, and that is always a good thing for Ukraine.