The Pentagon believes in significant progress toward a Ukrainian counteroffensive. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin believes that in the spring Ukraine will have a good opportunity to succeed with a new counteroffensive, taking advantage of the Russian army’s exhaustion and new mil... #LloydAustin #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
Washington is in a hurry to prepare Kyiv for a spring counteroffensive. According to Politico, on Wednesday after the meeting of the multilateral national contact group on the defense of Ukraine, Defense Minister Lloyd Austin said that “Ukraine cannot waste timeR... #LloydAustin #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
Russian media believes that the attachment of Russian troops to offensive operations in Bakhmut increases Ukraine’s offensive capabilities. According to the Russian military bloggers, Ukrainian forces will prioritize attacking Berdyansk-Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region or Mariupol-Volnovakha in the Donetsk region in the south. Some ex... #DefenseOfBakhmut #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
The West has doubled the supply of weapons to Ukraine on the eve of a possible counteroffensive. Since December 9, 2022, the Pentagon has sent more than $8B in military aid to Ukraine. According to The Economist, this is 40% of all promised weapons to Ukraine since the start of a full-scale war. ... #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine eyes an end to the fighting for Bakhmut and a window for its counteroffensive. The ISW believes that the Bakhmut defense remains strategically sound, as the Ukrainian Army continues to destroy Russian forces without suffering excessive casualties. In their opinion, the departure... #DefenseOfBakhmut #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
The Pentagon and NATO promise to provide an opening for Ukraine to seize the initiative in the war. The US and other NATO countries plan not only to give Ukrainian troops advanced weapons but also to conduct the necessary training on their use and in combat operations. This will provide an opportuni... #LloydAustin #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
The defense of Bakhmut should create favorable conditions for a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Ukraine’s partners are concerned about Ukraine’s determination to keep Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. The ISW refers to the US leadership that believes Ukrainian forces cannot simultaneously def... #DefenseOfBakhmut #JohnKirby #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
Delays in the provision to Ukraine of Western weapons prevented it from continuing its counteroffensives. The West did not comply with Ukraine’s request to transition from Soviet to Western weapons, which was voiced as soon as the West undertook action to aid Ukraine in defending itself against the ... #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine #WeaponsforUkraine
The dynamics of Ukraine’s operational success depend on conducting military operations in winter. Ukraine’s ability to maintain the military initiative on the battlefield and the dynamics of operational success depends on whether the Ukrainian army continues to conduct military operations in... #MilitaryOperationsUkraine #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
Russian forces are preparing for a Ukrainian counteroffensive across the Dnipro River. The defensive positions of the Russian army indicate that the Russian military leadership perceives the prospects of a Ukrainian attack across the Dnipro as a severe threat, the ISW believes. Russian ... #KhersonUkraine #RussianTroops #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
Russian troops continue their exodus from the Kherson region. Russian troops continue to leave the Kherson region amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive, the general staff in Ukraine said on Facebook. The US-based analysts at the Institute for the Study of War noted... #RussianTroops #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
Russians are leaving Kherson and Luhansk and evacuating their wounded. The Ukrainian military said that as its forces advance in the southern region of Kherson, Russian units have suffered losses and are trying to evacuate their wounded and equipment to the nearest cross... #UkraineCounteroffensive #WarinUkraine
