Ukraine continues to overwhelm Russian forces

 USA Today:

Ukrainian troops overrun Russian forces, break through lines in recently annexed Kherson; US to send more advanced weapons: Updates

A Ukrainian counteroffensive that already has reclaimed thousands of miles is breaking through Russian lines in the southern Kherson region recently subject to annexation by Moscow, Kremlin-aligned officials said Monday.

Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-picked head of the Kherson province, said on state television that multiple settlements about 70 miles northeast of the city of Kherson on the Dnieper River have been overrun.
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The Ukrainian gains are bringing into question Russia's ability to absorb four occupied regions -- Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhizhia -- after claiming overwhelming victory last week in widely discredited elections. Russian officials so far can't even agree on where the borders of those provinces are.
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The Russians are very much on the defensive even in areas where they make bogus claims of sovereignty.  Russia's conventional forces just do not have the where withal to hold ground in the face of Ukrainian attacks. 

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