[cranked]

“Novoselivka ended up with devastating defeats and losses.”

Unfounded assertion.
Link to actual data confirming such?

[sauropod]

bkmk

[Renfrew]

The Russians had to abandon Kherson because they didn’t have the men to hold on both that front and in Luhansk and were steadily being pushed back on both.

The decision was to abandon the south and redeploy those troops to save the north.

The problem for the Russians is that the Ukrainian armies fighting on the Kherson front are also now freed up. They could also go to Luhansk, or perhaps show up somewhere Russia isn’t expecting.

[fireman15]

Moose and Squirrel are assuming their positions in Frostbite Falls, while the Boris and Natasha are still maintaining substantial control over Pottsylvania. In the meantime Fearless Leader continues to take in over 50% more revenue than last year from energy, fertilizer, and grain exports ensuring that this conflict will continue into perpetuity regardless of the wishful thinking provided by propagandists.

[Dr. Franklin]

I don’t know hew important taking Svatove is at present for Ukraine. The Ukies have been focusing on counter attacking in areas furthest from Russian supply lines. Counter attacking to regain ground in the Northern Luhansk region is right on the Russian border and could lead to creating a Ukie salient that is open to a Russian counter attack. I would think that this would be the last area that Ukraine attempts to liberate, unless it is left undefended. Pushing the Russians out of Southern Kherson, Zaporizhia regions is more logical, if not obvious.