Will Ukraine Counterattack and Take Back Crimea?

Crimea: Could Ukraine Take It Back? The continued progress of the Ukrainian military effort is unlikely to surprise many observers now more than one year into the war.

Yet, many are also likely to highlight its setbacks, challenges, or limitations.

Despite the many challenges associated with attacking a much larger Russian Army, some might be inclined to wonder if Ukraine could ultimately take back Crimea.

This would be a monumental development, yet seemingly not beyond the realm of the possible.

Ukraine’s Forces

Overall, Ukraine’s somewhat unanticipated warzone success has led to some effective counterattacks and an ability to “take back” certain key areas occupied by Russian invaders, however, Ukraine’s military may face some limitations when it comes to fully “holding” newly gained territory.

Along with critical weapons, the Pentagon and other allies have been sending tactical trucks and other logistical and transportation assets to Ukraine, perhaps with a mind to better enable forward progress or the ability to set up forward operating bases and “hold” new territory with an established logistical supply line.

In addition to this, however, the Ukrainian forces will likely need more heavy armor to break through and “hold” territory, something which the Pentagon is attempting to accomplish.

After sending a small number of Bradley Fighting Vehicles and highly effective anti-armor weapons, the Pentagon has decided to set up a specific production line to build export variant Abrams main battle tanks for Ukraine. While Ukrainian fighters have already proven quite capable of destroying Russian tanks from dispersed or varied positions of attack.