''The Washington Post'' announced on June 8, 2023, four days after it commenced, that Kyiv's much anticipated counteroffensive had begun.<ref>https://archive.is/NiqQk#selection-461.1-461.49</ref> The counteroffensive actually began 96 hours earlier, on June 4, 2023 - the four-day waiting period giving time to rewrite narratives explaining how defeats actually are victories which is typical of Western [[mainstream media]] news reporting. However in this case it was nearly impossible to hide or lie about the wall of resistance and disastrous consequences of NATO/Ukraine's ill-conceived military planning and poorly executed operations. | ''The Washington Post'' announced on June 8, 2023, four days after it commenced, that Kyiv's much anticipated counteroffensive had begun.<ref>https://archive.is/NiqQk#selection-461.1-461.49</ref> The counteroffensive actually began 96 hours earlier, on June 4, 2023 - the four-day waiting period giving time to rewrite narratives explaining how defeats actually are victories which is typical of Western [[mainstream media]] news reporting. However in this case it was nearly impossible to hide or lie about the wall of resistance and disastrous consequences of NATO/Ukraine's ill-conceived military planning and poorly executed operations. |