The window of opportunity for Kyiv's counteroffensive is small with Kyiv having only a few months to make major gains.
Defense analysts warn that the window of opportunity for breaking through Russian defenses — and making territorial gains — could close soon.
Kyiv's counteroffensive was launched in June after months of preparation, but its progress has disappointed some onlookers who hoped for a faster regaining of Russian-occupied territory in the south and east of the country. "It was always intended to be a two-stage offensive, with a sort of probing first stage to try to identify weaknesses in the Russian frontline, followed by a second stage where they put their big forces into it. And we're still on the first stage which has lasted longer than they expected," he told CNBC Wednesday.
Ukrainian military members attach a wire rope to a pickup truck bogged down in the mud to tow it away on Feb. 26, 2023, in Donetsk, Ukraine.Konrad Muzyka, a military intelligence specialist and president of Rochan Consulting, said "the weather has always been the factor" for Kyiv. "Ukrainians tend to say that 'we captured a trench' or 'we moved 500 meters forward' and so on and so forth but essentially what we are seeing is a very hard-fought battle on the Ukrainian side," Muzyka said.
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