Ukrainian forces may be temporarily pausing counteroffensive operations: ISW

Ukrainian forces may be temporarily pausing counteroffensive operations to reevaluate their tactics for future operations, Report informs, citing the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

"Ukraine has not yet committed the majority of its available forces to counteroffensive operations and has not yet launched its main effort. Operational pauses are a common feature of major offensive undertakings, and this pause does not signify the end of Ukraine’s counteroffensive," said ISW.

According to American analysts, Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive actions on at least four sectors of the front on June 18 and made limited territorial gains: "Geolocated footage suggests that Ukrainian forces made limited advances within 30km south of Kreminna."