WSJ: “Western Military Officials Knew Kiev Didn’t Have the Training or Weapons to Dislodge Russian Forces”
Soldiers of the Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade near Zaporizhzhia
The West knew that Kiev did not have enough weapons for a successful counteroffensive but hoped that the “courage and resourcefulness” of Ukrainian soldiers “would compensate for this deficit, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Russian Ministry of Defense claims 26.000 Ukrainians have died since June 4 in the Ukrainian counter-offensive.
“When Ukraine launched its big counteroffensive this spring, Western military officials knew Kyiv didn’t have all the training or weapons—from shells to warplanes—that it needed to dislodge Russian forces. But they hoped Ukrainian courage and resourcefulness would carry the day. They haven’t,” reports the WSJ.
“Deep and deadly minefields, extensive fortifications and Russian air power have combined to largely block significant advances by Ukrainian troops.
