 Ukraine's counteroffensive is finished. Russian governor, Moscow's forces have stopped the Ukrainian counteroffensive dead in its tracks. Evgeny Balitskiy, the governor of Zaporizh region, has said. He further described what he called Kiev's last ditch attempt to breach Russian defenses as not particularly impressive. In recent months, Zaporizh has emerged as a scene of some of the fiercest fighting. Speaking to reporters, Balitskiy stated that the enemy has been halted, as has been its much-hyped counteroffensive. He said that the ongoing fighting near the settlements of Rabotino-Skebaki and on the Vramievsky ridge was almost an agony for the Ukrainian regime. The official declared that Ukrainian forces, which have been trying to storm Russian positions for months, have completely run out of steam. Now, when the enemy launches an attack, they deploy only small forces because their companies are under strength, he added. According to Balitskiy, the plan to reach the Sea of Azov and cut Russia's land bridge to Crimea, widely seen as the main objective of Kiev's summer campaign, has been thwarted. He also claimed that Ukrainian attacks are now largely unsupported by armor, as Russian forces have knocked out many vehicles. The governor stated that the current meat onslaught had been organized by Kiev's Western backers, suggesting that the latter would prefer to lose Ukrainian soldiers rather than their own expensive military equipment. Ukraine began a large-scale offensive in early June. Last week, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Valery Zalozny characterized the frontline situation as a stalemate due to the level of technological prowess of both sides.