The Ukrainian military aims to weaken advancing Russian forces while using long-range artillery and missiles to hit strategic targets in the rear.
The success of the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south of the country can take many forms, the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal wrote, citing Ukrainian officials and Western analysts.
Even without gaining significant positions, the UAF could make progress by forcing Russia, among other things, to reveal the location of its troops and supply bases; take a defensive position or withdraw troops from other regions of the country. Ukraine can also gain intelligence about Russian units, their weaknesses and readiness for combat.
Ukrainian authorities say they do not have the weapons or manpower for a quick offensive, the newspaper wrote. Instead, the Ukrainian military seeks to weaken advancing Russian forces while using long-range artillery and missiles to strike strategic targets in the rear.
Western officials estimate there are about 20,000 Russian troops in and around Kherson. Ukraine hopes to regain the region without engaging in bloody street fighting, the WSJ wrote.
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American Lieutenant General Stephen Twitty, former deputy head of the US European Command, also told the WSJ that he did not expect a massive attack from Ukraine.
“We will see some locations of small units that will cause damage to the Russian military and will be a good way to fight,” he said, stressing that in this type of conflict, you have to look at the long-term, and not expect. immediate results.
The report of the Institute for the Study of War, published on the evening of September 4, states that the goal of the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south is not primarily the return of the occupied territories, but the destruction of the army Russian.
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Source: korrespondent
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