The pro-Ukraine media space is furious at a New York Times story that seems to pin the blame for slow counteroffensive advances on Ukraine itself, absolving its allies who slow-walked aid for so long. The premise is this: Ukraine received Western weapons and training, but that didn’t work, so they’re back to Soviet-style tactics of massive artillery barrages and small-unit advances, and that’s slow, which is bad.
Ukraine’s decision to change tactics is a clear signal that NATO’s hopes for large advances made by Ukrainian formations armed with new weapons, new training and an injection of artillery ammunition have failed to materialize, at least for now.It raises questions about the quality of the training the Ukrainians received from the West and about whether tens of billions of dollars’ worth of weapons, including nearly $44 billion from the Biden administration, have been successful in transforming the Ukrainian military into a NATO-standard fighting force.
Interestingly, the
facts of the story aren’t wrong, but the analysis is sophomoric at best. Read MoreWednesday August 02, 2023 · 3:13 PM PDT
24 hours ago — Ukraine's decision to change tactics is a clear signal that NATO's hopes for large advances made by Ukrainian formations armed with new weapons, ...
23 hours ago — Ukraine's decision to change tactics is a clear signal that NATO's hopes for large advances made by Ukrainian formations armed with new weapons, ...
19 hours ago — The tactical change up “is a clear signal that NATO's hopes for large advances made by Ukrainian formations armed with new weapons, new training ...
12 hours ago — Ukraine's decision to change tactics is a clear signal that NATO's hopes for large advances made by Ukrainian formations armed with new ...
Jul 18, 2023 — The US and Europe are struggling to provide Ukraine with the large amount of ammunition it will need for a prolonged counteroffensive ...
Missing: hopes formations injection materialize,
4 days ago — Since Russia's illegal and illegitimate annexation of Crimea in 2014, NATO has helped to reform Ukraine's armed forces and defence institutions, ...
Missing: hopes advances formations injection artillery failed materialize,
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