Ukraine staggers on with it's attempt at a renewed counteroffensive with the same results as the first - major loses of men and equipment. Russia remains content to let the AFU run onto Russian bayonets.
Reminder also that Russia's first objective is not the gaining of ground (they already have what they originally set out to gain) but is to destroy the Ukrainian army. After that they can go and do whatever else they want.
It was probably a surprise to most that the western world was willing to restore, train, and replace the equipment of 2 new Ukrainian armies, after the destruction of the first, at the cost of $180 Bln and the complete clearing out of NATO stockpiles. But now even NATO is admitting there is no hope of repeating that feat again.
And so the last Ukrainian army is dying having spent it's time building an attack force instead of preparing defences and so is leaving the country wide open. The next phase of this conflict is approaching, will it be Ukraine dismemberment or, finally, negotiation?
Very interesting 30 min discussion on the current state of the US intelligence service and the politicisation of the upper military causing the Biden admin's distorted view of the conflict.
https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1dRJZMEmoMrGB
