After bombing the Russian border area, Ukrainian drones flew to Russia again, trying to launch a counterattack. In March 2023, the war in Bakhmut was still tense. Why does Zelensky still have the mind to attack Russian mainland? It turns out that those elite soldiers who have been trained abroad have returned to China. Moreover, Britain also sent 14 tanks to help Ukraine launch a counterattack. After receiving a new round of help from the west, the Ukrainian army has the courage to start harassing the Russian mainland. So does this mean that Ukraine's counterattack will begin?
At the beginning of 2023, Zelensky shouted the slogan of spring counterattack. Moreover, he issued an aid list to NATO, asking the west to provide weapons and equipment according to Ukraine's requirements, including 32 1 tanks, 24 F 16 fighters, and a large number of other weapons, ammunition and light artillery shells, requiring 1 10,000 rounds.
The western camp did not directly reject the Ukrainian lion's big opening, but it did not fully agree. Britain was the first country to help Ukraine with tanks on behalf of western countries. Previously, NATO also helped tanks, but mainly some old T-series tanks, that is, original Soviet goods, and Britain directly gave its Challenger 2 tank to Ukraine.
Other European countries helped Leopard 2 and the United States send M 1 tanks to Ukraine. However, Challenger 2 is a British tank after all. This kind of tank is not only significantly different from the Soviet tank in the concept of use and driving habits.
Even compared with NATO's own tanks, there are obvious differences. Britain still retains the tradition of rifled guns, so Ukrainian soldiers must undergo professional training before they can drive Challenger 2 tanks to the battlefield. The return of these soldiers to Ukraine shows that they have finished their training. The next step is to wait for Britain to hand over tanks and Ukrainian soldiers and drive them to the battlefield. Then, with the arrival of the Challenger 2 tank, can the Ukrainian army launch a counterattack?
The answer is obviously no, because only a few months of training, I am afraid, is not enough for Ukrainian tank soldiers to fully master the skills of using Challenger 2, and can only say that they have basic driving ability. Moreover, Ukraine, as a western tank, also needs a professional logistics support system to support this tank.
The most important thing is that the total number of Challenger 2 is only 14. Does the Ukrainian army rely on it to make a comeback? Faced with hundreds of Russian tanks, it is obvious that these Challengers 2 are not enough. Compared with NATO's aid tanks, the real threat to Russia is the drones provided by NATO.
Because during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, western drones have had a very bad influence on Russia. Not only the Black Sea Fleet Command and Crimea were frequently attacked, but even Russia itself was repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian drones.
Even the airport where the strategic bomber of Figure 95 was deployed was attacked by drones, causing damage to the bomber. Obviously, Zelensky just wants to use drone tactics to force Putin to make concessions. However, as the Bakhmut War draws to a close, Russia is about to launch a new round of attack. Moreover, Putin intends to expand 400,000 contract soldiers in 2023 and expand the number of Russian tanks on the battlefield in Ukraine to more than three times that of the Ukrainian army.
Although Britain is still helping Ukraine, the United States, Germany and France are actually considering giving up Ukraine. Once western aid stops, Ukraine may lose. Therefore, Zelensky's counter-offensive will remain in the fantasy stage forever, and it is impossible to become a reality.