In 2023 Ukraine might launch a major counter attack to cut off Russia's landbridge. They plan to retake thousands of kilometers of land in the Kharkiv and Kherson region. Thousands of new Ukrainian army recruits are training in newly created units that are specifically tailored for offensive operations; their forces have grown from 260,000 at the start of the war to a million today.

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Written by: Chris Cappy & George Burden
Edited by: Maksym Dimarov

According to the new york times, Ukraines military command has been holding back their most elite soldiers and saving them from the worst of the fighting in Bakhmut so they could throw them into this offensive campaign instead as a kind of ace in the hole. Ukraine is now combat tested and battle hardened after a year of sharpening their skills. But recently leaked us intelligence reports paint a difficult picture of the challenges ahead.

One of the ways Russia is trying to mitigate these 101 newbie problems is by releasing official cartoon training videos that show troops the correct way to build trenches and defensive positions. It’s an odd cartoon style that reminds me of the old WW2 training videos mixed with the fallout 3 video game aesthetic.

On the other side, Reuters reported how 40,000 new Ukrainian soldiers were specially trained as part of a storm assault unit with each new trooper taking four months to train from civilian to grunt. This is because offensive operations are exponentially more difficult than defensive warfare. It’s easier to teach a cat to go on a walk than it is to teach thousands of soldiers how to coordinate, communicate and maneuver under fire.

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