The United States advised Kyiv to limit the counterattack on targets and territories so as not to get bogged down on several fronts. To prepare for the maneuvers, the Pentagon conducted with the Ukrainian generals “military games” – analytical exercises that were designed to help Ukraine to understand what forces need to be collected in order to succeed in various scenarios, CNN writes with reference to American officials and Ukrainian sources.
Initially, Ukrainians considered the possibility of a broader counterattack, but then narrowed their mission in the south, in the Kherson region, representatives of the United States and Ukraine said.
“The USA and Ukraine are conducting a working dialogue between the military at several levels. We will not comment on the details of these contacts. We provide the Ukrainians with information to help them better understand the threats that they are faced with and protect our country … Ukrainians themselves They make final decisions for their operations, ”said the brigade General Pat Ryder.
The question of how successfully Ukraine will be able to return the lost territories, remains open, CNN sources familiar with intelligence reports.
Nevertheless, Western advisers of Ukraine say that the Ukrainian military is in much more competitive conditions with Russia than even a few months ago. Russia still retains superiority in the total number of personnel and massive artillery. However, the Ukrainian opportunities, backed up by modern Western weapons and preparation, closed an important gap.
A senior representative of NATO told CNN that it was too early to talk about the scale of the Ukrainian offensive, but the actions of the Armed Forces have already influenced the ability of Russia to cross the Dnieper. Another official called the smart strategy of attack in Crimea