In June 2023, the Ukrainian army, with the support of the Strategic Reserve, launched a large-scale ** against the Russian Armed Forces. This is an adventurous move by Ukraine in order to meet the political demands of its Western allies, regardless of its own strength and conditions. As a result, the Ukrainian army was subjected to strong resistance and fire strikes from the Russian armed forces, losing more than 5,000 soldiers in 72 hours, including advanced equipment supplied by Germany and the United States. This is Ukraine's most painful defeat in combat since September 2022.
This time in Ukraine, from the very beginning, did not receive the full support of the West. Both Ukraine and the West have a low-key attitude to the preparation and timing of **, without high-profile propaganda and incitement, as in September 2022. This shows that both Ukraine and the West know that the conditions and background of this ** are very different from the last one. In September 2022, the Ukrainian army, with intelligence and material assistance from the West, took advantage of the gaps in the defense of the Russian Armed Forces and launched a successful **, achieving a decisive victory. But now, the Ukrainian army has lost its intelligence superiority, its equipment and ammunition are insufficient, and its forces are not superior. The Ukrainian army is only driven by time and pressure, and has to carry out a fight for the life.
** of the Ukrainian army, met with resolute resistance and fire coverage from the Russian Armed Forces. The Ukrainian army has mobilized mechanized reinforcement battalions and strategic reserves on several fronts such as Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Donetsk in an attempt to break through the defense line of the Russian Armed Forces. The Ukrainian army used a lot of firepower, including artillery fire, rockets, missiles, drones, etc., to suppress the forward positions of the Russian Armed Forces for a long time, and then dispatched armored vehicles and infantry to charge. The ** of the Ukrainian army, showing its determination at all costs, but also exposing its mistakes in lack of adequate reconnaissance and judgment.
** of the Ukrainian army, met with the ruthlessness of the fire of the Russian Armed Forces. The Russian Armed Forces, suppressed by the fire of the Ukrainian army, did not waver, but used their advantages to carry out an effective counterattack against the Ukrainian army. The Russian Armed Forces have laid a large number of mines and obstacles on their positions, putting armored vehicles and infantry of the Ukrainian army in a difficult position. The Russian armed forces also used a variety of firepower such as warplanes, armed cruise missiles, drones, rocket artillery, and large-caliber artillery to strike fiercely at the charging formation of the Ukrainian army. The Russian armed forces also used thermite incendiary bombs, a bomb capable of generating 3000 heats, capable of burning everything, including armored vehicles and personnel. The firepower of the Russian Armed Forces inflicted a heavy blow on the Ukrainian army.
** of the Ukrainian army, which ended in a fiasco. According to information from the United States and Germany, the Ukrainian army encountered "resistance beyond expectations" in the process of **, and the Russian armed forces used a variety of firepower, inflicting a "significant" ** on the Ukrainian army. The United States revealed that more than 5,000 soldiers of the Ukrainian army were killed in 72 hours, which is a very heavy price. Germany has also confirmed that the Ukrainian army has lost advanced equipment provided by Germany and the United States, including Leopard 2A4 tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. The Russian Ministry of Defense also issued a daily briefing, saying that the Ukrainian army lost 1,240 soldiers and 39 tanks in 24 hours. The ** of the Ukrainian army, instead of achieving its expected goals, has brought huge losses to itself.
This ** in Ukraine is a political mistake and a military tragedy. In order to cater to the demands of the West, Ukraine, regardless of its own strength and conditions, launched an unrealistic **. As a result, the Ukrainian army was met with strong resistance and ruthless fire from the Russian Armed Forces, paying the price of thousands of soldiers' lives and a lot of equipment, without achieving anything. This time in Ukraine, not only did not change the situation on the battlefield, but instead exacerbated the crisis of war and undermined the possibility of peace. Ukraine's ** this time is a desperate defeat.