Ukraine counteroffensive will be ‘long and very bloody’, says senior US general

Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, has said Ukraine’s counteroffensive will be ‘long’, ‘difficult’ and ‘very bloody.’ Speaking at the National Press Club, he told an audience: ‘It’s going to be very difficult. It’s going to be very long and it’s going to be very, very bloody. And no one should have any illusions about any of that.’ He added that Ukraine was fighting for its life and that the US would remain committed to supporting the country in its fight against Russia’s invasion.

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