WP: US intelligence says Ukraine will fail to meet offensive’s key goal

(and they have)
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/08/22/wp-us-intelligence-says-ukraine-will-fail-to-meet-offensives-key-goal/

The Ukrainian counteroffensive stumbles: Implications for American concerns

The Washington Post reported a week ago, citing informed sources, that a US intelligence assessment indicates that the Ukrainian forces’ attempt to sever the land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula has failed.