How Ukraine got the upper hand against Russia

Ukraines breakthrough counterattack, explained. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don t miss any videos: In the spring and summer of 2022, the war between Ukraine and Russia settled into a stalemate. The first phase of the war had been a rapid invasion that drew new battle lines across Ukraine; this next phase saw those battle lines harden and change very little over a long period of fighting. But in September, that chapter came to an end. For the first time in several months, Ukraine scored a major victory and won back significant territory from Russia. Ukraine pulled this victory off by taking advantage of a surprising weakness in the Russian army: the difficulty its had maintaining its ranks of skilled soldiers, especially compared to the training and resources that Ukraines army has received from its allies. Reports suggest that Russias army has suffered catastrophic losses in the war, and that its attempted to replace those more high