Well, if a Russian general is claiming it on TASS,.it must be true!
I’m withholding judgment until I read about it in Pravda.
Let's wait a little bit and see. We have that luxury, even if they don't. There are a series of daily threads on FR about the Civil War, which are reprints of contemporary articles from Northern newspapers. Typical of the reporting would be something like Gen. Pope Wins Brilliant Victory at Manassas - Our Heroic Troops Rout Enemy - Confederates in Disarray.
Russian Propaganda and not even very good. Ukraine is winning big time. The Russians are trapped in a killing zone. Whole armies will surrender soon. Cities will fall to the victorious hero army of Ukraine. The Wonder weapons given by USA and Germany and UK have done the trick. In days if not sooner—Russia will sue for peace. The war is OVER—Ukraine won!