Ukraine's Counter-Offensive Is Trying to Temper Expectations

Ukraine is testing areas along the front line to see where Russia's defenses are weakest, says Peter Bergen. "For every day over the past several months that Ukraine has taken to prepare for its counter-offensive, Russia has had to dig in and bolster its defenses," he adds. The Ukrainian forces retook a lot of Harkov region last autumn, nearly all of it; they managed to retake the city of Hearson in the south. It's going to be difficult for Ukraine to repeat that success, writes Bergen.