Mark Hertling on the summer AFU counteroffensive, May 2023.I...

Mark Hertling on the summer AFU counteroffensive, May 2023.

I predict Zaluzhny and his forces will eventually liberate most — if not all — of the land occupied by the Russians in this offensive. I know the Ukrainian army, and I also know the Russian army, and there is no doubt in my mind that will be the ultimate result of this offensive campaign. But it is impossible to say with any certainty how exactly it will play out. We can assume it will be a difficult fight. It will severely test the newly assembled Ukrainian force. It will result in many tragic casualties on both sides. And it will strain Russian President Vladimir Putin’s will.

Might be time to abolish the 'coming out of military retirement to be totally wrong' element right now.