Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi stated in an interview with The Guardian that the Russian army has made no major operational breakthroughs, describing their gains as tactical rather than strategic achievements.

The Russian army has made no major progress on the battlefield, while its gains are only tactical achievements rather than operational breakthroughs

The front line was 3,700km long, while active hostilities were taking place across 977km of it

The size of the Russian army has increased to 520,000 personnel from 100,000 at the outset of the invasion

By the end of 2024, the invasion force might amount to 690,000

Since 2022, the number of Russian tanks has doubled, from 1,700 to 3,500

The number of Russian artillery systems more than tripled

The number of armored personnel carriers has increased from 4,500 to 8,900

The enemy has not made substantial progress; Russia's territorial gains are tactical rather than operational

Russian 'creeping victories' are tactical local achievements, not operational breakthroughs.