WASHINGTON: The United States has serious concerns about Ukraine's ability to make significant gains in an upcoming counteroffensive, as well as Kyiv's capacity to keep defending against Russian strikes, according to a Tuesday (Apr 11) report and documents reviewed by AFP. The documents are part of a trove
Ukraine is expected to launch an attack on invading Russian troops in the spring - its first major military push of the year.
A document reviewed by AFP - this one marked"secret" - details the dire state of Ukrainian air defences, which have been instrumental in protecting against Russian strikes and preventing Moscow's forces from gaining control of the skies. But the February 2023 document - the authenticity of which could not immediately be confirmed - said that 89 per cent of Ukrainian medium and high-range air defences was made up of SA-10 and SA-11 Soviet-era systems that could soon run short of ammunition.
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