Ukraine is ready to launch its long-awaited counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published on Saturday.
That does sound plausible. Wagner / Russian forces appeared to be getting closer to culmination over the last few weeks (been listening to the daily Ukraine The Latest podcast by the Telegraph), so it makes sense to launch an offensive if Russian offensive capacity is spent. What’s more likely happening right now is that the Ukrainians are shaping the battlefield; probing for weaknesses and identifying areas for the hammer that you mentioned to fall.
That does sound plausible. Wagner / Russian forces appeared to be getting closer to culmination over the last few weeks (been listening to the daily Ukraine The Latest podcast by the Telegraph), so it makes sense to launch an offensive if Russian offensive capacity is spent. What’s more likely happening right now is that the Ukrainians are shaping the battlefield; probing for weaknesses and identifying areas for the hammer that you mentioned to fall.