Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive has struggled to break through entrenched Russian defenses in large part because it has too many troops, including some of its best combat units, in the wrong places, according to several American officials.
U.S. officials have advised the Ukrainians to revise their tactics.
Three months in, there are signs that the Ukrainians may be taking the advice to heart as casualties mount.
In a video teleconference this month, top Western military officials urged Ukraine’s most senior military commander, Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, to focus on one main front.
According to two officials briefed on the call, General Zaluzhnyi agreed.
Persons:
Ukraine’s, Valeriy, Zaluzhnyi
Organizations:
U.S
Locations:
Russia, Crimean