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2023 Ukraine summer counteroffensive (view source)
Revision as of 04:03, December 8, 2023
, 04:03, December 8, 2023→WaPo blames US & UK planning for the disaster
The reporters admitted that the United States could not supply the artillery shells Ukraine required: "A far bigger problem was the supply of 155mm shells, which would enable Ukraine to compete with Russia’s vast artillery arsenal. The Pentagon calculated that Kyiv needed 90,000 or more a month. While U.S. production was increasing, it was barely more than a tenth of that."
The reporters admitted that the United States could not supply the artillery shells Ukraine required: "A far bigger problem was the supply of 155mm shells, which would enable Ukraine to compete with Russia’s vast artillery arsenal. The Pentagon calculated that Kyiv needed 90,000 or more a month. While U.S. production was increasing, it was barely more than a tenth of that."
Former [[CIA]] analyst [[Larry Johnson]] summarized:
{{quotebox-float|"the U.S. took the lead in coming up with a battle plan that it had ZERO experience in executing. It agreed to provide limited, inadequate training to Ukraine. It could not supply artillery shells or fixed wing aircraft required to pull off such an operation, and U.S. leaders were “surprised” that Ukraine’s counter offensive failed."}}
And from the second part, ''In Ukraine, A War Of Incremental Gains As Counteroffensive Stalls'':
And from the second part, ''In Ukraine, A War Of Incremental Gains As Counteroffensive Stalls'':