Nearly 6 months into the Russian-Ukrainian war Ukraine still holds a part of Donbass. More than that, Ukraine still holds a part of the old 2014-2022 contact line. Including in the immediate vicinity of Donetsk city. Not only has Russia not yet completed the capture of Donbass, in some places it has yet to advance a single yard.
Not sure why the two statements (that the war was won in the first 4 days, and that Russian progress is slow or nonexistent) are in conflict. The first statement is justified by Russia's destruction of Ukraine's air power, the heist on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and its Plutonium stash, and the power projected by its hypersonic missiles. You can defeat a country's military without occupying its territory.
Not sure why the two statements (that the war was won in the first 4 days, and that Russian progress is slow or nonexistent) are in conflict. The first statement is justified by Russia's destruction of Ukraine's air power, the heist on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and its Plutonium stash, and the power projected by its hypersonic missiles. You can defeat a country's military without occupying its territory.