Ukraine Needs More Than a $30 Billion Arsenal to Strike Back
- Success of NATO training programs could prove critical
- Counteroffensive needs surprise and ‘combined arms’ approach
Armed with well over $30 billion in weapons freshly supplied by its allies, Ukraine is gearing up for a counteroffensive that may push Russia closer to ending its war, or show neither side has enough firepower to seize the advantage.
Kyiv’s troops will leverage that hardware — shipments delivered since December that cost more than any NATO member except the US buys in a year — to try to overrun dug-in Russian positions and retake occupied territory. The question is whether it’s enough.
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Ukraine Needs More Than a $30 Billion Arsenal to Strike Back