Doubts in Ukraine about readiness for new offensive – WaPo

Doubts in Ukraine about readiness for new offensive – WaPo

Kiev’s forces have lost most of their experienced fighters and ammunition is in short supply, the US paper has claimed

Kiev’s forces have been so “degraded” by a year of fighting against Russia that some Ukrainian officials doubt their ability to execute a planned spring offensive, the Washington Post has reported.

The conflict has taken many of the most seasoned Ukrainian troops, with the arrival of inexperienced draftees changing the profile of the country’s military, the US paper pointed out on Monday.

US and European officials have estimated that up 120,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or wounded since the launch…

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