The Pentagon said the "main thrust" of Ukraine's counteroffensive is currently underway, the New York Times reported. The push is taking place in the southeast of the country and involves "thousands" of reserve forces, some of whom were trained by Ukraine's Western allies, two officials said.
According to the report, Ukrainian officials told the US that Ukrainian troops will "try to advance south through Russia’s minefields and other fortifications toward the city of Tokmak, and, if successful, on to Melitopol." The final goal of the operation is to cut off the land bridge between Crimea and the mainland, and the offensive is supposed to take one to three weeks.
