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Under covering fire from artillery, the first column advanced led by a pair of tanks, followed by American MaxxPro MRAPs carrying the infantry. The MRAPs got bogged down in the mud, while the lane cleared on mines was insufficiently wide for other vehicles to pass. It was at this point, with the column fully committed, that a pair of Russian tanks emerged and began to engage the column. The Ukrainian tanks fired back at a range of around 800 meters. Nevertheless, the vehicles in the column, outnumbering the two Russian tanks, were knocked out one-by-one in succession.

Under covering fire from artillery, the first column advanced led by a pair of tanks, followed by American MaxxPro MRAPs carrying the infantry. The MRAPs got bogged down in the mud, while the lane cleared on mines was insufficiently wide for other vehicles to pass. It was at this point, with the column fully committed, that a pair of Russian tanks emerged and began to engage the column. The Ukrainian tanks fired back at a range of around 800 meters. Nevertheless, the vehicles in the column, outnumbering the two Russian tanks, were knocked out one-by-one in succession.

Zelensky later said on July 21 that, “We did have plans to start it in the spring, but we didn’t because, frankly, we had not enough munitions and armaments and not enough properly trained brigades”.  Moreover, after the counteroffensive began, Gen. Zaluzhnyi angrily told ''The Washington Post'' that he felt [[the West]] had not provided Ukraine with adequate arms and that “without being fully supplied, these plans are not feasible at all. But they are being carried out”.<ref>[https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/bound-to-lose Bound to Lose: Ukraine’s 2023 Counteroffensive], [[John Mearsheimer]], Sept. 2, 2023</ref>

Zelensky later said on July 21, 2023 that, “We did have plans to start it in the spring, but we didn’t because, frankly, we had not enough munitions and armaments and not enough properly trained brigades”.  Moreover, after the counteroffensive began, Gen. Zaluzhnyi angrily told ''The Washington Post'' that he felt [[the West]] had not provided Ukraine with adequate arms and that “without being fully supplied, these plans are not feasible at all. But they are being carried out”.<ref>[https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/bound-to-lose Bound to Lose: Ukraine’s 2023 Counteroffensive], [[John Mearsheimer]], Sept. 2, 2023</ref>

NATO/Ukraine forces managed to establish a bridgehead across the [[Antonovsky bridge]] in [[Kherson]], which Russian forces abruptly turned into a meatgrinder.<ref> https://www.bitchute.com/video/5cMzEAiJQmro/</ref>

NATO/Ukraine forces managed to establish a bridgehead across the [[Antonovsky bridge]] in [[Kherson]], which Russian forces abruptly turned into a meatgrinder.<ref> https://www.bitchute.com/video/5cMzEAiJQmro/</ref>