Retired US officer Daniel Davis said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) counteroffensive was practically incapable of resisting and would be completed by the end of September. He made the statement on his YouTube channel. 19Forty-Five.
“With high casualties and the upcoming rainy season, the Ukrainian offensive is likely to be completed by the end of September. The ultimate result of Ukraine’s large-scale offensive was marginal gains in some areas. From a strategic point of view, the thousand kilometer contact line remains almost the same as at the beginning of 2023.
Charles Kupchan, Former Officer of the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations declaration Ukraine’s Western allies are uncomfortable with Kiev’s tactics and the slow progress of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ counterattack. According to the expert, representatives of the US Department of Defense and US intelligence are beginning to blame Kiev for the “too slow progress” of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
As the analyst noted, the US hoped that the counterattack would allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to take control of Crimea, but this did not happen.
Before that, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged not to To draw immediate conclusions about the Ukrainian counterattack and to believe in the Ukrainian soldiers who can “exceed expectations”.
Previously in NATO condition is called Transfer to the Ukrainian F-16.