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Western allies receive increasingly ‘sobering’ updates on Ukraine’s counteroffensive: ‘This is the most difficult time of the war’
“'Russians have a number of defensive lines and they [Ukrainian forces] haven’t really gone through the first line,' said a senior Western diplomat. 'Even if they would keep on fighting for the next several weeks, if they haven’t been able to make more breakthroughs throughout these last seven, eight weeks, what is the likelihood that they will suddenly, with more depleted forces, make them? Because the conditions are so hard.'"
How many lines were there? Hopefully 2.
"Ukrainian forces have incurred staggering losses there, leading Ukrainian commanders to hold back some units to regroup and reduce casualties."
I thought the ones already stationed on the front lines made the probes and the new brigades were waiting in the rear to exploit any gaps.
“'Russians have a number of defensive lines and they [Ukrainian forces] haven’t really gone through the first line,' said a senior Western diplomat. 'Even if they would keep on fighting for the next several weeks, if they haven’t been able to make more breakthroughs throughout these last seven, eight weeks, what is the likelihood that they will suddenly, with more depleted forces, make them? Because the conditions are so hard.'"
How many lines were there? Hopefully 2.
"Ukrainian forces have incurred staggering losses there, leading Ukrainian commanders to hold back some units to regroup and reduce casualties."
I thought the ones already stationed on the front lines made the probes and the new brigades were waiting in the rear to exploit any gaps.