The British army chief said Ukraine is facing a difficult battlefield situation. “Ukrainian troops are facing a shortage of ammunition and supplies, especially now that American aid is still blocked and Europe is not yet able to fill that gap.”
According to Radakin, NATO allies are discussing how to “strengthen” support for Ukraine and new announcements may be made in the run-up to or at the alliance’s July summit in Washington.
“I think this situation will continue for at least the next few months,” Radakin concluded. Ukraine will therefore not be able to launch a new counter-offensive before the end of the summer and the army chief even stated that it may not be until next year.
LOOK. Russian army shows images of complete capture of Avdiivka
Russia is already “gaining relatively small pieces of territory at the tactical level,” including the city of Avdiivka, the army chief said. Nearly two weeks after the Russian capture, the Ukrainian army is having trouble stabilizing the front line west of the destroyed city.
Intensive fighting is now taking place near Khasiv Yar, another town in the Donbas, where Ukraine withdrew after abandoning Bachmut last year. “Heavy fighting is already taking place on the outskirts” of Ivanivske and Bogdanivka, two villages immediately to the east, said a spokesman for the Ukrainian army, Ilya Yevlash.