Ukraine announced the opening of a big counterattack campaign in Kherson for months, but was skeptical because there was no advanced move in the field.

The Ukrainian army at the end of May opened a small -scale attack to the southern province of Kherson, where Russia controlled from the beginning of the war, affirming that it caused losses and forced the opponent to defend at unfavorable positions.

How this counterattack has been a mystery.

Ukraine artillery deployed near Kherson province in mid -July. Photo: AFP.

Ukrainian officials repeatedly affirmed that the war will be decided on the Southern Front, and refers to a series of explosions at bases in the rear of the Russian rear, which is a sign that the counterattack has begun.

There are still many doubts about the possibility of this campaign, although Ukraine has received aid weapons worth billions of dollars from the US and European allies.

Kherson City, the capital of the province of the same name, is the gateway for the Russian forces to move towards the west and aimed at the important port city of Odessa.

This helps Ukraine maintain Odessa and many black sea ports, allowing the country to continue exporting cereals and bringing important economic revenue.

However, public statements about the counterattack campaign but not accompanied by practical moves on the battlefield of Ukraine made military experts feel confused.

Why are they constantly broadcasting a public message about counter -attacks in Kherson?

Muzyka thinks that Ukrainian leaders' moves are very unreasonable for military, because they have created conditions for Russia to strengthen the defensive forces in the South.

Using high -precision weapons such as Himars, Ukraine forces attacked three bridges across Dnieper River, hindering Moscow's important supplies for Kherson, but Ukraine did not move the advanced army.

Ukrainian infantry was almost unable to move, in the context of the soldiers constantly hiding in the holy tunnel to avoid Russian artillery fire.

Ukraine forces in the front line in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, last week.

The Southern Military Region Command of the Ukrainian Army claimed to have regained dozens of villages in northern Kherson, but this is an area where Russian forces are almost not present.

Knowing the opponent from the solid defensive position is one of the biggest challenges with the two sides of the Ukrainian war.

The Russian army had to use overwhelming artillery firepower to soften the battlefield, paving the way for the infantry to advance in the fighting phase in the Eastern Lugansk province.

Ukrainian military commanders and analysts said that any of Kiev's advancing efforts demanded more forces and weapons than what they had in Kherson at this time.

Experts doubt the possibility of Ukraine mobilizing enough soldiers and heavy weapons to serve the purpose of softening the battlefield in the counterattack campaign in Kherson.

The Ukrainian battlefield situation after more than 5 months of fighting.

Mykola Bielieskov, an expert at the Ukrainian National Strategic Research Institute, said that the country would not soon conduct a counterattack campaign as declared because of the lack of heavy weapons.

Kiev is likely to slowly shell the positions of the Russian force so that Moscow found that they could not keep southern Ukraine.

Bielieskov said that forcing the Russian army to adjust the focus and re -mobilizing the force to the South was a significant achievement of the Ukrainian army.

The Ukrainian forces wanted to organize a counterattack to regain Kherson, but Russia still had an overwhelming advantage in the army and firepower in this area.

Ukraine publicly intended to counterattack in the South, forcing Russia to transfer forces to cope, creating opportunities for Kiev to balance the situation in the East.