Countering the Aggression: Kyiv’s Success and Russian Losses in the Two-Week Offensive

The Kyiv counteroffensive is two weeks old and the Russians admit losses. Here are some key points .

The counteroffensive has seen Kyiv’s troops regain some territory, while Russia has lost 54 tanks in the opening assaults.Putin has denied Zelenskiy’s claims of early success in Ukraine’s counteroffensive, while admitting that Russia had taken losses.Ukrainian forces are slowly pushing back Putin’s troops and making ground, particularly in Zaporizhzhia, in the south of the country.Russian forces are facing a shortage of tanks as the counteroffensive continues.

Western analysts and military officials have said that both Russia and Ukraine are suffering high numbers of military casualties as Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive.Ukrainian forces have regained control of over 100 square kilometers in its counteroffensive.Russia has stepped up missile attacks on cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Odesa, and Kryvyi Rih.More than a year since the invasion, Ukraine is hoping its latest counteroffensive can turn the war in its favor