monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The high ground then reinforces control of the settlements below, while the settlements deny Russia the proximity it would need to contest the high ground in the first place. 1170
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Behind the valley the ground empties out and stays empty until Р-66, the Kreminna–Svatove highway feeding this whole flank. That's what Russia can't fix. Its supply spine runs a long way back, and everything forward of it crosses relatively open ground with no village to shelter in. 1190
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 13/09/2026What is actually being won What matters isn't the river or the high ground in isolation, but the depth between them. Ukrainian control of the upland puts the valley under observation and drone pressure; 1180
