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US intelligence says Ukraine's offensive a failure
[Asia Times] Ukraine misfires on taking southern town of Melitopol while signs grow of what could be a decisive Russian offensiveThe US intelligence community says Ukraine’s offensive has failed by not reaching its stated objective, to take the city of Melitopol. According to a report in the Washington Post, Ukraine has sought to cut off Crimea from Russia’s army in southern Ukraine. In parallel to that, Ukraine, with US and British help, has been attacking the Kerch Strait bridge that connects Russia to Crimea. While these attacks have damaged the roadway of the bridge, it is still in use. In fact, the critical fighting is around the village of Robotyne, which is more than 5o miles (80.5 kilometers) from Melitopol. Here the Ukrainians have committed their best-trained strategic reserve forces, including the Ukrainian 82nd Airborne. Using Western equipment — British Challenger II tanks, Marder (Schutzenpanzer Marder 1) infantry fighting vehicles, US Stryker eight-wheeled tanks, Bradley Infantry fighting vehicles and US-built Mine Resistant Ambush Protected heavily armed transports (MRAPs) — the objective was to break through Russian defenses and race to Melitopol. Read the rest at the link Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-08-20 |
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