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Ukrainian Failed Counteroffensive
Ukrainians in 2023 failed to break through the Russian Federation military lines to have a decisive engagement that would push the Russians out of eastern Ukraine and provide an opening for the Ukrainian military to reclaim the Crimea Peninsula from the Russians.
Alternatively, reclaim territory from eastern Ukraine has been occupied by the Russian Federation due to their invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and Russian forces supporting separatists in eastern Ukraine since 2014.
If Ukrainians are to survive, they will not lose purely to military means if the Western nations, such as the United States and other nations part of the Western alliance block, fail to continue to support Ukraine through financial, military sources and other provisions to keep Ukraine in the fight.
Ukrainian Counteroffensive
When the Ukrainian counteroffensive was in the planning stages during 2023, there was high enthusiasm from Western nations that flooded Ukraine with military resources and other financial aid to boost Ukrainian chances of success.
The counteroffensive was unsuccessful due to the Russian winter and the delayed improvement of conditions on the ground, which made it harder for Russian and Ukrainian mechanised units to manoeuvre successfully.
