Regarding 'works of literary fiction', I recommend this read:

https://www.amazon.com/Putins-People-Took-Back-Russia/dp/0374238715

Regarding 'works of literary fiction', I recommend this read:

https://www.amazon.com/Putins-People-Took-Back-Russia/dp/0374238715

Please, READ, then come back to teach me about science fiction etc.

Re. Eastern Kupyansk: your reaction reminds me to 'standard' reaction of specific Israelis to my books about, say, Egyptian, Iraqi or Syrian air forces.

Every time the discussion starts with them saying, 'Arabs always lie'.

Now, by side that my usual reaction is, '....and the Israelis never...?'

....but, it's very funny to watch their faces when I then start shown them the amount of Israeli and US documentation used.

So, where's the point now?

It's mostly the Russians that are complaining that they've lost eastern Kupyansk and about Ukrainian advances in the Borove direction. This video was only 'piece of evidence' provided by Ukrainians I was able to find so far.