[BroJoeK]

"The Russians have been steadily LOSING territory since September."

Right, and it's worth keeping actual numbers in mind.

1. Ukraine, at 230,000 square miles, is slightly smaller than Texas, or, if you prefer, 2/3 of the difference between Texas and California -- meaning closer to Texas than to California.

2. When orcs invaded in 2014 they captured 16,000 square miles of Ukraine, or about 7%.

3. When orcs re-invaded in February 2022, they took another 46,000 square miles or about 20%, making 62,000 square miles total, or 27% of Ukraine in orc hands.

4. Since about April 2022, Ukrainians have fought back, liberating around 29,000 square miles, or 13% of Ukraine, which is roughly half the territory under orc control in March 2022.

5. Today orcs still control about 33,000 square miles of Ukraine, about 14% of Ukraine's total area and still about double what they had in 2021.

In short, Ukrainians have had consider success lately, but still have a very long way to go.

[bert]

For the record, do your numbers include the Crimea?