Ukrainian forces have made “notable progress” against Russia in the southern Zaporizhia region in recent days, the Biden administration said Friday.
have held the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia – home to the largest nuclear power plant in Europe – since the early days of the war, though combat has continued in the area throughout the 18-month-old conflict.
Some Western military experts told The Post this week that they had encouraged Ukraine to focus its forces on specific areas – but Kyiv instead has directed its troops to disperse throughout the eastern theater, limiting units’ effectiveness. “Any objective observer of this counteroffensive, you can’t deny that they have made progress now,” Kirby said Friday. “It has been slow in some areas – slower than [Ukrainians] themselves have said they’d like to go – but they have been fighting every single day bravely and courageously and we have been trying to get them what they need.”
Some Western military experts told The Post this week that they had encouraged Ukraine to focus its forces on specific areas – but Kyiv instead has directed its troops to disperse throughout the eastern theater, limiting units’ effectiveness.“What we’re focused on is making sure that they’re prepared to keep that progress going that they’ve got the tools and techniques, they’ve got the training, they’ve got the capabilities to continue that progress again at a pace they decide is appropriate.
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