The longer Ukraine’s counter-offensive lasts, the more difficult it will be for Putin’s army to maintain such intense resistance, says military expert Gustav Gressel. He believes that large areas in southern Ukraine can be recaptured by autumn.
Mr. Gressel, the long-awaited Ukrainian counter-offensive began in June. Is she going according to plan?
It’s hard for me to judge because I don’t know the plan. The Ukrainians certainly hoped that with the attacks by paramilitaries in the Belgorod region they would force Russia to withdraw forces from Ukraine to secure its own border. But that didn’t happen.
Source: Stern
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