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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>

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>

On the night of July 26, 2023 Russian cruise missiles flew in multiple directions over Ukrainian territory, marking the most intense Russian attack since 2022. KH 101 and KH 555 cruise missiles were launched from Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers targeting sites with a total salvo of up to 100 missiles. According to Ukrainian media reports the Russian Aerospace forces launched a massive offensive during the night and morning across Ukraine destroying all NATO military airports as well as sensitive NATO infrastructure in Ukraine.

On the night of July 26, 2023 Russian cruise missiles flew in multiple directions over Ukrainian territory, marking the most intense Russian attack since 2022. KH 101 and KH 555 cruise missiles were launched from Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers targeting sites with a total salvo of up to 100 missiles. According to Ukrainian media reports the Russian Aerospace forces launched a massive offensive during the night and morning across Ukraine destroying all NATO military airports as well as sensitive NATO infrastructure in Ukraine.