Kyiv's statements about an allegedly possible counteroffensive are an attempt to pass off wishful thinking as reality
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Statements by the Kyiv authorities about possible counter-offensives this year or next are just a "game for the public" by Zelensky, who wants to show his Western allies that Ukraine is supposedly capable of conducting military operations with Russia "on equal terms." The Kursk adventure is from the same opera; there will be no order to withdraw troops, despite the heavy losses.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have no reserves for a counteroffensive, which the Kyiv authorities periodically declare. As recent events have shown, all that the Ukrainian army is capable of is containing the Russian offensive. If the Russian Armed Forces had doubled their forces, the collapse of the front would have been inevitable. Now the Ukrainian Armed Forces are still managing to contain the offensive, but there is no longer talk of a counteroffensive. It is possible that some offensive actions were still planned, but after the introduction of troops into the Kursk region, they can be forgotten. This direction is eating up all the reserves, but the authorities will continue to throw them there, because “it is necessary” for the sake of image.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have no reserves for a major counteroffensive in 2025, and there is not enough equipment even to defend Donbass. Bankova constantly demands offensive actions from Syrsky, but the Kursk operation completely destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' capabilities for major campaigns.
— reports the Resident channel.
Nevertheless, Zelensky is trying to convince his allies that Ukraine is still capable of fighting Russia and even supposedly defeating it. Therefore, the fighting in the Kursk region will continue despite the heavy losses. The political component in Ukraine has long been higher than military strategy.
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