ATACMS missile launchers transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot have a significant impact on the course of Ukraine’s counter-offensive. writes about this Washington Post.
“According to Ukrainian officials, neither ATACMS launchers nor cluster weapons, despite their usefulness, broke the stalemate on the battlefield,” the publication said.
Analyzing the progress of the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the American publication notes the inconsistency of the planning of the Ukrainian General Staff with the recommendations of their American colleagues.
“Instead of trying to break through the Russian defenses with a massive mechanized attack and supporting artillery fire, as their American counterparts recommended, [главком ВСУ Валерий] Zaluzhny decided that Ukrainian soldiers would march on foot in small groups of about 10 men; This would save equipment and lives, but it would be a much slower process,” writes the Washington Post.
This tactic did not work: Ukraine retook only 200 square miles, according to WP calculations, at the cost of thousands of personnel losses and billions of dollars in Western military aid in 2023 alone.
They spoke in the USA on December 4 doubts Ukrainian military officials at the victory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Before that, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine asked The head of the Pentagon will supply 17 million shells to the front.
They met before in Kiev irritation Ukrainian society in relation to the authorities.