‘Time is running out’: Ukraine and its Western allies may have overestimated the prospects of the offensive – New York Times

Ukraine and its allies, including the United States, may have placed too high expectations on the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

This information reported according to The New York Times.

“Ukraine is fighting one of the world’s most powerful armies. If Ukraine does manage to force Russia to significantly retreat, it will likely take years, not months,” the article states, analyzing the counteroffensive.

Ukraine’s current achievements, which involve the liberation of several villages, are aimed at achieving a major breakthrough, although this breakthrough may not necessarily occur.

Furthermore, time is running out, as the arrival of autumn will bring rain, making the terrain more muddy and difficult to navigate, which could hinder significant successes on the battlefield.

Meanwhile, Russian forces have intensified attacks in the northeast, hoping to reclaim some of the territory they lost last year and to compel Ukraine to redeploy its forces to the northeast.

“If enough Ukrainian forces are transferred from the southeastern front, the final major push of the counteroffensive may falter,” the article notes.