CNN —The beginning of the much-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia seems not to have been a resounding success for Kyiv.
But they don’t mean that all is lost for Ukraine – or even that Ukraine is now losing.
Russia’s artillery ammunition, missile stockpiles and most-modern ground combat vehicles were gravely depleted, so 60-year-old tanks have been withdrawn from storage.
It was while attempting to breach a path through one such fortified minefield that the 47th Brigade’s vehicles bogged down last week.
Notably, a parallel drive toward Mariupol at the same time as the 47th’s failed attack last week has made fast gains, compelling Russian forces to withdraw from several settlements.
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