Retired colonel walks through 'big problems' of Ukraine's counteroffensive

Retired US Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton outlines issues Ukraine is facing in their counteroffensive against Russia with CNN's Jessica Dean. #CNN #News

[Misfitactual]

“Struggling a little bit” that’s how news anchors talk about a generation of young men being ripped to oblivion by artillery.

[zoom]

Those retired generals are very experienced in attacking defenseless countries and killing women and children.

[ghassanhanna]

" Ukraine is struggling a little bit"!? Lord have mercy.

[alanhicks]

"Ukraine has been struggling a little bit." You think.

[mchughcb]

He said the counter offensive has slowed because of up to three layers of defence. However he seems to skip the fact they haven't even reached the first layer and they still can't move forward.

Who is he trying to fool?

[RickyVis]

Those washing machine guided missiles with shovel warheads seem more effective than anticipated.

[tomtaubken]

When listening to CNN about the war in Ukraine it always feels like a college graduate being forced to listen to a First Grade class presentation.

[ashleythom]

I love US news. The way everything is "dumbed down" so my dog and my 3 year old can understand the content.

[alexbort]

"struggling a little bit..." What a great way to describe failure 😅

[joshgates]

Ukraine is going to need another five hundred billion soon.

[Yuri_Volkov]

"Ukraine has been a little bit delayed in this counter-offensive"
I like this subtle English humor on an American TV channel

[XxASBURYxX]

You forgot to mention that Russia were able to do all this digging in, as Ukraine thought Bakhmut was some really important position Russia wanted 🤣 when it was purely used to keep eyes off what they were doing across the entire front

[MincWW]

Is there really no counter to Russian shovels?

[menya]

it's actually quite strange.. the USA which is like on the other side of the world is so involved in Ukraine.. while other countries which are just as far away are not.. why is that really? why does it feel like the US is always privy to every war across the globe?

[mayhem]

This woman is also struggling a little bit to tell the truth. 😂😂

[joseaugustofigueiredo]

Weapons and Western military vehicles captured in Ukraine are displayed in Russia
More than 800 types of western and Ukrainian military weapons and vehicles captured by Russian forces in the conflict zone in Ukraine were displayed on the framework of the ARMY-2023 military exhibition in Kubinka, Moscow Region, this week.
Trophies displayed at this exhibition, which takes place in the Park Patriot complex, include units of military equipment such as France's AMX-10RCR armored fighting vehicles, Sweden's CV90 infantry fighting vehicles, Australia's Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle and even an XA-180 Pasi armored transport vehicle, manufactured in Finland.

[The_Great_Hejaz]

They come to terms with the reality that the counteroffensive is proving to be quite challenging, foreseeing a prolonged attrition war that will exhaust NATO's arsenal. There's no progress on the ground, and the Russian economy remains resilient.

[normanstallion]

'Big problems' of Ukraine's counteroffensive' are that Ukraine and NATO hardware is not strong enough in face-to-face combat with Russia. Russian retreat last year was a strategic relocation, not a clash between two armies. Their 20% occupation of Ukraine for a year is enough to say that Ukraine is losing.

[toomuchdebt]

Struggling a little bit is an understatement.

[timmy-wjhc]

2 months of counteroffensive and 50k+ d3ad Ukron4z1s 😂😂😂