What?
I just spelled it out above.
Donetsk and Luhansk were the industrial heartland of not just modern-day Ukraine, but also the entire Soviet Union. The coal and iron ore reserves there, is what allowed Ukraine to remain a top 10 country in mining and metallurgy. Now that is again Russian.
The Azov Sea, is now a Russian lake - unless Ukraine manages to liberate the coast somehow.
Crimea and Kherson, have allowed us to double our Black Sea coastline. That means all the offshore riches, all the port infrastructure, and everything else along that line is ours and our children's.
No matter what you think, countries like Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and so on - have measured this conflict up against themselves. They know, that nobody will help them like Ukraine was helped. They have to find ways to accommodate Russia.
These are all nice little victories that don't involve controlling Kiev (which would still be nice).
They've done pretty well today...
Every day, you write very mysteriously about how "Ukraine had a great day".
I then spend time fruitlessly looking for what the hell Jon could be talking about. I'm guessing you're referring to some rumors about ATACMS getting authorized for shipment, but really you should be posting some links.