Kiev's repeated touting of its readiness to break through Russian defensive lines proved a wrongful tactic, Larry Johnson, a retired CIA intelligence officer, told Sputnik

Kiev is unwilling to “take responsibility for launching an attack that has no chance of succeeding” he said referring to the counteroffensive.

“Primarily because they lack air cover, they're now trying to blame journalists or someone else” Larry Johnson added.

Find out more in Larry Johnson’s analysis of Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive

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