British defense secretary Ben Wallace claimed Thursday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in its sixth month, had “faltered” and was “starting to fail.” The claim came amid several high-profile setbacks for the invading forces and Western nations’ increasing delivery of high-tech weaponry to the Ukrainian side.
Wallace’s remarks came at a conference in Copenhagen, where 26 countries in North America and the European Union agreed to provide an additional $1.5 billion for Ukraine’s military. Although the secretary observed that the fighting had continued and thousands of additional casualties could be expected on both sides, the Russian attack was “starting to fail in many areas,” referencing the failure of Russia’s initial attack on Kyiv and its subsequent transfer of most of its forces to the eastern Donbass region.
#Ukraine: Around a week ago, a Ukrainian T-72-series tank was destroyed by a Russian 152mm "Krasnopol" guided artillery shell. pic.twitter.com/CLJ5wGzJe4
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 11, 2022
