In order to reassure the West and can continue to receive aid weapons, Ukraine is trying to show that they can completely defeat Russia on the battlefield.

A few weeks ago, the Ukrainian army was overwhelmed by Russian artillery forces in the Eastern battlefield, suffered severe casualties and had to withdraw from the city of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk before the attack of the opponent's advance.

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The Western support so it seems to be reduced, in the context of many doubts that Ukraine is difficult to win in the war consumption and modern weapons they can hardly help Kiev flip over.

Ukrainian soldiers fired a position of the Russian army in Kherson on July 14.

Even so, Ukraine persisted in a message to the West that they could win, their strategy was still effective, provided that the flow of modern weapons to this country was not interrupted.

No one can say that Ukraine can gain an advantage against the Russian army superior in both fire and human resources.

But last week, by constantly using the US long -range jet systems provided to ambush the opponent's strategic infrastructure, Ukraine once again tried to prove that they could defeat.

The Ukrainian military is proving the capacity by success on the battlefield, as a recent raid on Nova Kakhovka town, near Dnipro River in the southern country, when the Himars jet combination hits a warehouse of bullets.

The attack on Russian strategic bullets is considered a new tactic of Ukraine.

A few days ago, Ukraine artillery fired Himars to raid a arterial bridge across the Dnipro River.

Analysts evaluating this raid is the beginning of an Ukrainian counterattack campaign in the South, with the goal of regaining the key city of Kherson from the Russian army.

On July 21, Ukrainian officials announced their forces rated more than 200 targets in the South with missiles and long -range artillery.

Russia can definitely be defeated and we have shown how to do it, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said in the speech to the Atlantic Council on July 19.

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First Lady Ukraine Olena Zelenska brought this message to Washington on July 20, when she spoke to the US Congress, continuing to call the West to support Kiev weapons, alleged Russia was destroying Ukraine.

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But despite the optimistic messages that Kiev constantly offered, Western military analysts and officials said that it was too early to guess the future Ukrainian battlefield.

We are achieving what we could not have before, Taras Chmut, director of a non -governmental organization to support Ukrainian soldiers.

However, in the interviews in Kiev last week, Ukrainian security officials were still optimistic.

The faster the partner provides weapons, the sooner we will end this war.

Ukraine was motivated by the United States when Washington was committed to aid 4 more Himars and other powerful weapons, such as two Nasam air defense systems to intercept Russian missiles.

Our support is making real differences in the field, Austin said at a meeting with Western defense officials.

Director of British Intelligence Agency Mi6 Richard Moore also believes in a victory for Ukraine, saying that the Russian army is about to be exhausted and exhausted.

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The question of whether the long -range weapons are being transferred to Ukraine really help the country to repel the Russian army or not has become a key unknown of the conflict.

The Ukrainian army opened the Russian territory controlled in Donetsk on July 19.

The United States and Europe do not want to send too many weapons before Ukrainian soldiers are trained to be ready to use them.

The focus of the Ukrainian battlefield is now concentrated in the South and the West, the area near the Dnipro River, where Ukraine has used Himars to attack deeper targets behind the Russian battle line.

While promoting attacks in the South, Ukraine now faces another strategic question how they should use their new weapons.

The strategy is to consider the options that come with trade, Michael Kofman, Russian expert at the CNA Research Institute, headquartered in Arlington, USA, said.

Western officials understand the desire to regain Ukraine's territory to encourage the spirit of soldiers and people.

Ukraine refused that they were not in a hurry to mobilize or adventure with new weapons.

We understand that Ukraine does not have enough resources to implement an active strategy, General Oleksandr Kyrrylenko, Deputy Chief of Staff of Ukrainian armed forces.

The Ukrainian battlefield situation after nearly 5 months of fighting.

According to Evelyn Farkas, director of the McCain Institute, the Ukrainian army can still defeat Russia, but this depends on whether they can regain the territory to convince the West about the opportunity to win or not.

Holding the Russian army is not enough, Farkas said.