“There are dozens of independent journalists that have reached the same conclusion. Col. Douglas Macgregor, Scott Ritter and Larry Johnson have reached the same conclusion.”
And all three of them are discredited.
This tactic is is typical of someone that can't defend their position -- attack the source rather the information presented by the source.
Ukraine isn't getting an inch of territory back. This after you and your ilk hyped the failed counteroffensive for months.
Almost every prediction YOU and YOUR sources has been wrong. And, I intend to hold you account when this war ends with Russia possessing all the territory it has annexed.