Ukraine is setting the conditions for phase four of their counteroffensive in the east, operation Vivaldi. Put simply, there’s more good news to come. Russia’s challenges in that direction aren’t improving and there’s a fair argument they’re getting worse. It’s becoming clear that they cannot keep front line elements supplied and the chain of commanded needed to fixt that is just broken.

That’s really positive for Ukraine but we can’t lose sight of the larger picture which isn’t great.

Russian deep strikes have intensified and become more complex as it looks like Russia hopes to shut off power, heat and water to Ukraine’s largest cities this winter. That’s a humanitarian disaster looming in the very near future.

More good coverage on Ukraine's performance on the frontlines and how russia is failing at a fundamental level now to stop Ukrainian forces from unravelling russian frontlines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxF5PxxI0rg