V Amerike su z tej protiofenzivy dost rozcarovani. Dnesne NYT pisu, ze Ukrajinci neprekonali ani polovinu minovych poli aby sa problizili k ruskym hlavnym obrannym poziciam:
... limiting Ukraine’s forces to about four miles of territory gained in their farthest advance so far. That’s less than half the distance Ukraine needs to cross — threatened by mines and relentless Russian artillery bombardment — to reach Russia’s main defensive positions.


