Just had a quick look back at your beloved ABC articles from a...

Just had a quick look back at your beloved ABC articles from a few months ago. I think some Ukrainian politicians have lost a bit of credibility.

The recent liberation of the village of Robotyne has been a huge morale boost for Ukrainian forces.
Mr Kuleba described it as the first step to cutting off the land bridge and strangling Russian supply lines.
"We are opening the way to Tokmak and, eventually, Melitopol and the administrative border with Crimea," he said.

[Kuleba] said a third of the group, that he believes "opened the way to Tokmak", had no combat experience.
"In 18 hours, they literally crawled on their bellies through kilometres of minefields, where the Russians placed six mines for every square metre," Mr Kuleba said.
"A group of 31 people did the work of an entire battalion, which should have consisted of about 400 people."
"Meanwhile Russian forces are battling fatigue and issues around morale."

The exiled mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Federov, said via his Telegram channel that after 18 months of occupation, Tokmak was once again becoming a frontline city, and that there were reports that Russian-installed authorities were in the process of fleeing.
"The enemy's defence is cracking, so the first rats run from the sinking Russian ship," he said.
"According to residents, the local occupying 'authority' have one foot out the door, they are being transported to another city."

[Sad to see that the injured soldier in your first article seems like he is going to place all blame on Russia for what has happened to him. Understandable, but there is another perspective, maybe he will find it someday.]
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-04/why-ukraine-counteroffensive-could-be-close-to-major-prize/102801456