Yet Russia hasn't been able to make any territorial gains in half a year, even lost some territory.
And while it is true that Ukrainian cities are getting wrecked, so is Russia's oil industry. And Russian cities are increasingly becoming targets, too.
Kinda similar story in the Gulf region, where neither side is able to break the tense standoff in the Strait of Hormuz.
Simply not true. Border areas have been taken by the Russians and another major Ukrainian stronghold Kostyantynivka is on the brink.
There have been shifts in grey zone where Ukrainians managed to reduce the grey zone not the area shown in red (occupied by Russia).