Instead of talking about politics we need to focus a bit more on the military matter here. Consider this map. Eastern Ukraine is about to be trapped in a giant pocket with Mariupol to be trapped in its own smaller pocket. This is thanks to the action of 4th Guards Tank Division. They were seen around Kharkiv on the first day of war then then we basically haven't heard from then since, that's why yesterday I was so sure they must have been hanging around looking for an opening and when that abandoned T-80U was found around Poltava I knew this was it, they've dived into the rear.
Can we appreciate for a bit another case of beautifully executed Deep Battle.