Washington confirms that the Ukrainian counterattack “did not fail.”

The Ukrainian counteroffensive “has not failed,” but the road to final victory for Kiev in the conflict remains very long, U.S. Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said in a radio interview on Sunday.

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Ukraine launched a counter-offensive in June to reclaim territory occupied by Russia after obtaining Western weapons and training new brigades.

I know some observers say this attack has failed. “It did not fail,” the American general said in an interview with CNN.

He added, “This attack, although slow and slower than expected, has remained steady,” stressing that the Ukrainians still have a “significant striking force.”

However, the general acknowledged that it would “take a long time” to achieve Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s goal of “expelling all Russians” from the country.

France Press agency