Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1)

I’m having a hard time converting towns in Ukraine that I have no concept of, such as Lyman and Balakyliya, into proportion that I can understand. For analogy, are we looking at something like a mini-Gettysburg or mini-Vicksburg type of victory, using the Civil War for perspective? Trying to grasp the ramifications since those sound like small towns.