Posted on 06/26/2023 3:55:49 PM PDT by Mariner
The administration of US President Joseph Biden unofficially says that the Ukrainian counteroffensive started slowly and its results in the first few weeks "sobering", but they are not in a hurry to draw conclusions.
Source: The New York Times
Quote from NYT: "In Washington, officials in the Biden administration are publicly urging patience even as they privately fret that the initial progress has been slow. One senior administration official called the results of the first couple of weeks ‘sobering,’ adding, ‘They’re [Ukrainians] behind schedule’.
The senior U.S. military official also acknowledged the slower-than-hoped-for pace of operations but added that this was not unexpected given the extensive Russian defenses, and cautioned against drawing any broad conclusions based on the initial operations.
Both officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential government assessments."
Details: The newspaper explains that after three weeks of the counteroffensive, the Ukrainian army is facing a number of problems that complicate its plans, including a huge strip of minefields that the Russians have created for defence, and the peculiarities of the terrain in the southeast, where open fields do not provide cover.
NYT writes that to shut off supply routes to the Crimean Peninsula and establish a foothold for further advances, Ukraine is attempting to divide the southern Russian-occupied region into two zones. To do this, it must march southward into the Sea of Azov. The main defensive structures of Russia are located a dozen kilometres behind a well-protected territory. This is the most difficult section to break through.
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Sobering.
The need to sober up in Brussels and DC.
“As the NYT writes, all the obstacles “turned the early stages of the counteroffensive into a slow and bloody slog”, limiting Ukrainian forces to about four miles (6.44 km) of recaptured territory. This is less than half the distance that Ukraine needs to cover to reach Russia’s main defensive positions.”
“All we are saying, is give peace a chance.”
Maybe Biden could have sent them the weapons in a more timely fashion? Funny that Slow Joe is complaining about that.
Well, since they canceled elections, maybe they will send more bodies to the front lines to die in this civil war.
Bidet needs a huge geopolitical distraction from his bribery mess. Maybe ‘someone’ will blow up the ZNPP next.
Another meat grinder will ensue between the first and second defensive lines.
All the fascists are worried, their goals are weak.
“Maybe ‘someone’ will blow up the ZNPP next.”
That’s been the talk that has been going around. The neocons are looking for every excuse to draw NATO directly into this.
Send Ukraine more tens of millions of American taxpayers’ money.
Like 2 things:
1) “A liberal’s answer to a problem is always to throw money at it.” (1960s-2020 saying)
2) If we send more troops and equipment to Vietnam we can win the war in a short time. Escalate.
But if we send more money...all will be well.
Maybe do a collection of homosexual pride flags that they might fly as they fight mother Russia.
It is the domino theory.Been there,done that.
If NUTO puts boots on the ground, several EU governments will fall like dominoes.
You guys would have been insufferable watching the Normandy invasion.
This stuff takes time. It takes a lot of time without air support.
“Curiously, Ukraine has advanced in the two locations where troops were provided fewer new Western weapons, and stalled where the most sophisticated new weapons — American Bradleys and German Leopard 2 tanks — were deployed.”
Brilliant !
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