The Armed Forces counter -offensive goes slowly but according to plan - wsj

Western experts do not expect a massive attack of Ukrainian troops - without even recruiting large territories, the Armed Forces can succeed in their operation. Ukrainian officials claim that the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the southern positions of Russian troops is slow, but this is part of the plan. According to Western analysts, the success of the Ukrainian operation can take different forms - without even winning large territories at once, Kyiv can make progress.

About it writes Wall Street Journal. The publication emphasizes that the Armed Forces can force the enemy to disclose the location of their troops and supply bases, as well as take a defensive position or remove troops from other parts of Ukraine. In addition, Kyiv can access the reconnaissance data on Russian units, their vulnerability and readiness for battle.

According to Western officials, Russia has about 20,000 servicemen in Kherson and its environs - at the same time officials emphasize that this figure may be inaccurate. The enthusiasm of the enemy in the trap by the point of use of Western weapons can potentially lead to the surrender of Russian troops in the region, and can allow Ukraine to destroy them or force them to escape. At the same time, Kyiv hopes to regain Kherson without entering the bloody street fights, the newspaper said.

According to the newspaper, the offensive in the Kherson direction is only an element of a broader Armed Forces strategy on all Russian Forces, which are involved in a full -scale war, located in the regions from Kharkiv to Crimea. "(Attacking in many places) you make the Russians guess where Ukrainians are going to strike the next blow. You want an unpredictable battle to keep the Russians in tension," the US Army General Twitti, who participated in Storm operations in the desert.

At the same time, the expert noted that he does not expect a massive offensive of Ukrainian troops in the position of Russians in the near future: "We will see a few places of deployment of small units, which will cause damage to the Russians and will become a great way of fighting. In this type of battle you have to look at the long term. " The Ukrainian military can come and pause to prepare for the next operations, the former analyst of the US Department of Defense Billy Fabian said.

For his part, a researcher at the British Royal Institute of United Services Jack Utoling expressed the opinion that Kherson's deliberate assault is now "most likely to be a mistake. " Also, the Lieutenant General of the US, with a retired Twitti, noted that the large-scale return of Ukraine to Ukraine under its control is important, since the war will probably end with negotiations in one form or another.

"In the long run, the more Ukraine can reach, the better it will be at the negotiating table," the former US military said. Earlier, CNN, citing American, Western and Ukrainian sources, reported that the Armed Forces have reduced the scale of the corruption after warning the United States that an attempt to win a large area could immediately lead to excessive stretching of the Ukrainian forces along the front line.