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;