The lack of progress in the Ukrainian counteroffensive has led to a gloomy public mood in Ukraine. Criticism of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s actions is growing. The Economist magazine writes about this.
The head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at one point promised to march to Crimea, but now the political leadership in Kiev is outlining more realistic prospects for a counteroffensive, feeling particularly frustrated that Western arms have not arrived in the promised quantities. The magazine quoted Leshchenko, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, as calling it “frustrating and de-motivating.”
According to the publication’s source in the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the country has received only 60 Leopard tanks, despite the fact that hundreds were promised. There is a particular shortage of demining equipment.
“We simply do not have the resources to carry out the frontal attacks that the West is asking us to do,” the unnamed source said.
Another problem is the lack of air support, which initially delayed the counter-offensive.
After the AFU counteroffensive, on which Ukraine and Western countries had pinned high hopes, failed to yield results, Kiev made several attempts to justify the failure. In particular, the Ukrainian authorities repeatedly accused NATO of insufficient supplies, to which some alliance officials said that Ukraine had received everything it needed for a successful counteroffensive.