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Ukrainian forces attempting ‘extraordinarily difficult’ frontal assault on Russian positions
The US-based policy organisation Institute For The Study Of War says Ukrainian forces are “attempting an extraordinarily difficult tactical operation”.
This is a frontal assault on prepared defensive (Russian) positions which is further complicated by Ukraine’s lack of air superiority, the ISW says.
It stresses that these initial assaults should not be used as an indicator of how Ukraine’s other counter-offensive attacks will be undertaken.
“Ukrainian forces are unsurprisingly taking casualties in initial attacks against some of the best-prepared Russian forces in Ukraine.
“However, initial attacks – and particularly selected footage that Russian sources are intentionally disseminating and highlighting – are not representative of all Ukrainian operations.”
The ISW adds: “The Russian military remains dangerous and Ukrainian forces certainly face a hard fight, but Ukraine has not yet committed the vast majority of its counter-offensive forces and Russian defences are not uniformly strong along all sectors of the front line.”
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