- Russia, with its huge provide of artillery, armor and troops, now has an edge, consultants say.
- Ukraine nonetheless holds potent benefits, together with a fierce will to battle.
- The course of the battle will doubtless come into clearer focus over the summer season.
WASHINGTON – After its early navy humiliation, Russia has regrouped in Ukraine and centered its wrath within the east with relentless shelling – giving Moscow momentum because the struggle strikes right into a bleak new part.
In a struggle of attrition, Russia with its huge provide of artillery, armor and troops, now has an edge, navy consultants say. Ukraine nonetheless holds potent benefits of its personal, in keeping with a senior administration official: a fierce will to battle, agency command and management of its forces and more and more refined Western weapons.
