 150,000 Ukrainian troops fighting in new counter-offensive. Ukraine has deployed 150,000 troops to bolster its renewed counter-offensive, Politico reported, citing Pentagon officials. While multiple Western-trained brigades are attempting to breach Russian lines, the surge in manpower has achieved little and reportedly left Washington disappointed. Kiev has spread the 150,000 servicemen across three attack axes with the best NATO-trained units attempting to penetrate Russia's multi-layered network of defensive fortifications near the village of Arkhov in Zaporose region, the officials told the outlet. The Russian entrenchments have proven formidable with the Pentagon noting that Ukraine's gains are being measured in the hundreds of meters. Politico paraphrased, "'They are making mostly small, incremental gains,' an anonymous official said. They are still facing stiff Russian resistance, second and third layers of defenses. If Ukraine's supporters were hoping for a breakthrough, they were sorely disappointed. Politico surmised. Kiev launched its long-anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces in early June. The Russian forces held firm and have mostly kept their discipline in the first seven weeks, absorbing one attack after another, often counter-attacking to recover lost ground and mounting offensives of their own in Luhansk and other spots on the front line where they sensed weakness. But Ukraine continues its counter-offensive.