Ukrainian military opted for a series of mini-offensives in phase one of their counter attack
“Tonight is the night of nights”.
These were the words in the ears of US paratroopers as they boarded planes on Monday 5 June 1944 in Kent.
They were about to step off on the most complex operation in history – the Normandy beach landings that eventually led to the liberation of occupied Europe.
Exactly 79 years later, Ukrainian officers have been quoting these words to their men and women. The long-heralded, much advertised, and anxiously expected Ukrainian counter-offensive against the Russian invader started this week, or at the very least it significantly stepped up a gear.
#Ukraine: At least one Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA IFV was destroyed by the Russian army in #Zaporizhzhia Oblast as a result of ammunition detonation.
Four more damaged Bradleys were abandoned after trying to move through previously abandoned vehicles.https://t.co/vcnvZ9bTjr pic.twitter.com/hrdmahmXUD
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) June 9, 2023
