It does seem like Ukraine is succeeding in forcing Russia to devote extra resources to Sievierodonetsk, weakening the rest of their line and reducing the chance of them successfully encircling that area. Right now the Russian forces have a ~20km gap between their north and south front lines, which doesn't sound like a lot, but that's only about 25km less than it was a month ago. And now they're taking heavier losses by trying to take Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk head on.
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