The Russians have more people and artillery. But the Ukrainians are better with drones and, around Robotyne in the aftermath of Russian war crimes, they’re angrier, too.
If Ukraine’s counteroffensive had achieved its objectives, that tank wouldn’t have been in Robotyne as the snow fell. It would’ve been in Melitopol, 40 miles south.
The Ukrainians are fighting "to maintain the initiative so as to prevent the Russians from regrouping and fortifying their defensive positions yet again."