Russian Gains West of Avdeevka Continue to Mount as Ukraine “Stabilizes” Lines in Kharkov

While the Western media echos Kiev’s claims that the line in Kharkov has been “stabilized,” Russian forces continue advancing along the line of contact elsewhere, including west of Avdeevka;

Western narratives gravitate around claims that Russia’s Kharkov offensive “failed,” sidestepping the reality that the campaign has critically stretched Ukrainian reserves amid what is admittedly a war of attrition;

Russian advances elsewhere along the LOC is a metric of the Kharkov campaign’s success, drawing reserves away from other areas facilitating Russian gains;

Ultimately, Russia’s objective is to stretch and break Ukrainian forces, not seize territory from them – stretched/broken forces inevitably give ground;