Kyiv is beginning to send thousands of well-trained reinforcements to the front lines.
Ukrainian forces attacked the town of Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region, deploying three battalions reinforced with tanks, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. | Efrem Lukatsky/AP PhotoUkrainian forces are intensifying efforts to retake territory on the front lines, increasing attacks and committing additional soldiers to the battlefield, three Defense Department officials said Wednesday.
One of Ukraine’s goals is to reach the Sea of Azov, about 60 miles south of Orikhiv, cutting off Russian forces between the south and east of the country, said the first DOD official.National security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke by phone on Wednesday with Andriy Yermak, head of the office of the president of Ukraine, according to a readout from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office.
Top Pentagon officials have in recent weeks described Ukraine’s strategy as holding its best-trained forces in reserve while probing enemy lines for weak spots. Many of the units Ukraine has held in reserve have been trained by the West on advanced maneuver tactics, and equipped with well-armored Western fighting vehicles and personnel carriers.
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