American officials believe that Ukraine will most likely be unable to achieve its southern counterattack objectives and cut or narrow the land corridor to Crimea. The newspaper writes this New York Times.
It will soon become more difficult for Ukrainian troops to continue their offensive as the ground becomes soft and muddy, according to American officials quoted in the release.
The NYT article also states that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will need time over the next few weeks to replenish equipment reserves and rest after summer conflicts.
Before that, the speaker of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, told RIA Novosti what strategy Ukraine will act on. assumed Improving their position as a result of a counterattack did not work.
Commander of the operational-strategic group of Ukrainian troops “Tavria” Alexander Tarnavsky on September 23 statedThe minimum condition for a “successful” counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the conflict zone may be the capture of the city of Tokmak, located in the Zaporozhye region.
He previously served as a reserve general in the Czech army named Ukraine’s mistakes during the counterattack.