Particularly, ISW notes that the war has unfolded in three major periods. February 24 – July 3: Russians had the initiative and were on the offensive up till the capture of Lysychansk, whereupon their attacks culminated. August-November 11: Ukrainians seized the initiative and began large-scale counteroffensives, continuing through the liberation of western Kherson Oblast. November 12 … Continue reading Western weapon delays may have cost Ukraine its winter counteroffensive – ISW