Ukraine's Delayed Spring Offensive Approaches Summer.

Ukraine's anticipated spring counteroffensive against Russia has yet to begin due to factors such as weather, training, and delayed weapons arrivals. While Ukraine lacks enough Western weapons to succeed without suffering too many casualties, preliminary moves to set the conditions for an attack have already begun. Both sides are taking steps in anticipation of the counteroffensive, with Russia dug in using trench warfare tactics and Ukraine shaping operations such as targeting Russia's forward lines with long-range artillery fire. The likely indicator the offensive has begun will be when Ukrainian brigades start crossing into Russian-held territories and try to attack the first line of Russian defenses.