Ukraine's slow-going counteroffensive against Russia building momentum: ANALYSIS
U.S. officials, military analysts think Ukraine's effort could lead to gains. Some U.S. officials and military experts believe that Ukraine's plodding three-month-old counteroffensive may now have gained enough momentum to keep pushing past Russian defensive fortifications in southern Ukraine -- meeting an original goal for the effort that has moved slowly since June. The progress on the ground is happening as Ukraine is on the verge of receiving new weapons, like 31 M1 Abrams tanks, and as some of its pilots have begun the language training needed to prepare them to fly American-made F-16 fighter jets. ABC News also reported last week that the Biden administration is also likely to provide Ukraine the long range ATACM missiles, with a range of 190 miles, it has been requesting since last year. It remains unclear how the new weapons deliveries will change the battlefield, but U.S. officials think it is possible that Ukraine is now poised to make territorial gains in the south ...