Ukraine's Counteroffensive Has Failed...
Simon Whistler · November 16, 2023 · 26 min video · Europe & NATO
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So here it is for the video we never wanted to produce, but one that we couldn 't put off making any longer. This summer began with cautious optimism for Ukraine, optimism that newly supplied Western weapons would allow Kyiv's forces to punch through Russian defensive lines.
The Moscow's own failed 2023 offensive had so depleted its soldiers that the Ukrainians would be able to make significant gains in the south, maybe not enough to completely KO the Russian bear, but at least enough to leave Kyiv in a good place for 2024.
Unfortunately, that's not what happened. Instead, after five months of intense, brutal combat, Ukraine's forces are barely advanced. The sea of a solvent Crimea are still dozens of kilometers away.
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