MOSCOW, 5 Aug. The Ukrainian military leadership was unable to find weaknesses in the Russian line of defense in the area of the special operation, writes the British The Economist.
“Unfortunately, the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine failed. battle, as no gaps were found in the Russian defense,» the article says.
According to the observers of the publication, now the Western allies will need a lot of patience to continue supporting Kiev and supplying long-range missiles, cluster bombs and other weapons.
«A lot of money is needed. The total cost of military and financial assistance from the Western supporters of Ukraine today is almost $ 200 billion. To be honest, this is a tidy sum,» British journalists admitted.
Ukraine began 4 June, a counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye, Yuzhnodonets and Artyomovsk directions, throwing into battle brigades trained by NATO and armed with Western equipment, including the widely publicized Leopard tanks. Vladimir Putin noted that attempts to advance the Ukrainian troops failed, the enemy was stopped and thrown back to their original positions.