Ukrainian servicemen prepare to fire a Ukrainian self-propelled howitzer 2C22 Bohdana towards Russian positions on a front line in an undisclosed location in Eastern Ukraine on July 20, 2023 [Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters]
Business Insider: Ukrainian troops are abandoning US tactics in their counteroffensive because they haven't worked
* Ukraine has made only modest gains in its summer counteroffensive against Russia.
* Troops are abandoning US tactics because they've proved ineffective, The New York Times reports.
* Russia formed deep defensive lines over the winter, protected by miles of landmines.
Western-trained Ukrainian troops are abandoning US tactics in their counteroffensive to seize back territory from Russia, The New York Times reports.
Ukraine had hoped to punch through Russian positions and make sweeping gains comparable to their counteroffensive in the summer of 2022 when it seized back several strategically important cities.
But the counteroffensive is making slow progress, with troops encountering heavily defended Russian positions, protected by minefields, helicopter gunships, and artillery fire.
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Update: Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Changes Counteroffensive Tactics (Warzone/The Drive)
WNU Editor: This is sober reading from the New York Times .... Ukrainian Troops Trained by the West Stumble in Battle (New York Times).
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