Posted on 08/17/2023 1:01:52 PM PDT by Mariner
Military strategists and policymakers across the West are already starting to think about a 2024 spring offensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, The Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 13.
When Kyiv’s counteroffensive began in the spring, optimists hoped Ukrainian troops could replicate their success last year in routing Russian forces. But an initial attempt to use newly supplied Western tanks and armored vehicles to punch through fortified Russian lines stalled, the WSJ said.
Since then, progress has been slow and painful, relying on small-unit tactics. A renewed push could still be in the offing. But military leaders and policymakers already are grappling with the question of what can be achieved in the next few months and how to prepare for a protracted conflict, as reported by WSJ.
A nagging concern in Kyiv and Western capitals is that politicians and voters may come to see the war as a quagmire and sour on supporting Ukraine. Even if Kyiv’s Western backers stay resolute, clocks are ticking as Ukrainian forces burn through munitions, manpower, and stamina for a grueling fight.
“Kyiv’s goal now is for its current offensive to culminate with sufficient gains to show Ukrainian citizens and backers in Washington, Berlin, and elsewhere that their support hasn’t been misplaced — and should continue,” the report says.
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If you think the leftist a-holes at Yahoo is an “Excellent” source you should be the one embarrassed
I will edify you:
Yahoo News, the publisher of articles by Yahoo employees is at least as commie as the NYT.
However, the news feed is as I previously described.
You don’t know that because you are willfully ignorant.
Exactly . . . and I think you get it.
He has a lot more faith in Biden and our military leaders then I do. I hope we don’t get into a serious war with a real military power. Our current state of military readiness doesn’t fill me with confidence. When a 38 year old mother of 2 passes Ranger school something is really wrong.
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