However, the pace of Ukrainian gains has slowed since spring, and Russia has made small net gains in recent months (June–July). There you have it… Ukraine is winning the war on the ground according to AI. By early summer (June), Gerasimov reported that Russian forces were continuing the liberation of “Donbass and Novorossiya,” advancing on all fronts. Along with the ground operations in eastern Ukraine, Russia has ended Ukraine's ability to conduct maritime and trade operations from Odessa and Nikolaev since July 22nd. Finally, there is the daily Russian missile and drone attacks on Kiev and other key Ukrainian logistics and military hubs.