The tone of the media would have you think they're making "big" advances, they're saying 1158 square miles. That might sound like a lot but the square root of 1158 is approx 34, so it's a square with sides of 34 miles. So basically an English county. Compared to what they've lost, this is tiny. Russia still control vast swathes of Ukrainian territory.

Don't get me wrong, I'd like this war to end as soon as possible like any normal person, I'm just not getting sucked into the propaganda. The gains they're talking about are not nearly as impressive as they're making out.