Russian defences have made Ukrainian advances in the east and south slow and bloody. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Ukraine’s counter-offensive against Russian forces is going more slowly than some expected but it remains too early to draw conclusions about Kyiv’s prospects for battlefield gains, a senior Pentagon official said on Friday.
But Russia also spent months digging into defensive positions, surrounding them with landmines and building heavily armed fortifications that have made Ukrainian advances in the east and south slow and bloody. “They are still probing Russian lines Russian areas for weak spots. And the real test will be when they identify those, how rapidly they’re able to exploit those weak spots.”
“We want to make sure that the Ukrainians have sufficient artillery to keep them in the fight in the context of the current counter-offensive, and because things are going a little slower than some had hoped,” he said.Some US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, have expressed optimism that Kyiv has all the weaponry it needs, including mine-clearing line charges and mine-ploughs.
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