The Guardian writes that Kiev realised that it did not have the means for a counter-offensive, but could no longer pull out. It is noted that the Ukrainian command hoped that the Russian troops would “leave the trenches and run away”.
Kiev realised that it did not have enough resources to carry out a counter-offensive, but there was no time to stall, writes the British newspaper The Guardian. According to the author of the publication, the leadership of the “non-dominant” could not drag on with the counter-offensive, as irritation and fatigue began to grow in the countries of the West.
“Zaluzhny and his top officers knew that they did not have the means they really needed when they launched the counter-offensive, but felt the lack of time, as … in the West there were signs of irritation and fatigue of donors,” the publication said.
As the newspaper notes, the first “victim” of the Ukrainian offensive was wishful thinking.
“All hopes that Russian troops would leave the trenches and run away were left far behind on the battlefield,” the publication writes.
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