Ukraine's Counter-Offensive: A Chess Game to Draw Out Each Other's Reserves

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It's very early. The full shape of Ukraine's plans aren't clear yet. If there were plans initially, they're being improvised upon. We've seen perhaps three out of the 12 Western-built brigades committed. But when we start seeing a mass commitment down one or two axes of attack, that's probably the stage to make an assessment. That might be some time.

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