Ukrainians changed tactics after suffering losses in first weeks of counteroffensive - NYT

That's according to The New York Times, Ukrinform reports.

According to American and European officials, the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly lost up to 20 percent of its weaponry, including Western fighting machines, that was sent to the battlefield.

However, the startling rate of losses dropped to about 10 percent in the ensuing weeks, the officials said, preserving more of the troops and machines needed for the major offensive push that the Ukrainians say is still to come.

Some of the improvement came because Ukraine changed tactics, focusing more on wearing down the Russian forces with artillery and long-range missiles than charging into enemy minefields and fire.

American officials acknowledged that pause and said that the Ukrainians had begun moving again, but more deliberately, more adept at navigating minefields and mindful of the casualty risks. With the influx of cluster munitions from the United States, they said, the pace might pick up.

Earlier reports said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had yet to reach their full potential for a counteroffensive. According to Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the counteroffensive is going according to plan.