Well-trained, well-equipped Ukrainian combat forces are now in 'assembly areas,' close enough to front line areas, meaning they could launch a concerted attack on Russian positions in a relatively short time period, according to Western officials.
June 5, 2023, 6:02 AMIn this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second right, listens to military commander as he visits the Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 23, 2023.Well-trained, well-equipped Ukrainian combat forces are now in "assembly areas," close enough to front line areas, meaning they could launch a concerted attack on Russian positions in a relatively short time period, according to Western officials.
Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 31, 2023.
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second right, listens to military commander as he visits the Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 23, 2023.Bakulin said recent Ukrainian gains in areas near to Bakhmut were part of a "bigger plan" which would "eventually lead to the counteroffensive."
Russian rockets are launched against Ukraine from Russia's Belgorod region, seen from Kharkiv, Ukraine, on June 4, 2023.Officials in the United Kingdom said their Storm Shadow missiles are now being used by the Ukrainian military. ABC News contributing military analyst, retired Col. Steve Ganyard questioned whether Ukraine's stocks of Storm Shadows will be sufficient to substantially weaken Russian forces.
A billboard promoting contract army service is pictured in the Russian city of Belgorod, some 40 km from border with Ukraine, on May 27, 2023.Russian defensive fortifications are also now, in places, "potentially formidable," said Western officials.
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