 The US advises Ukraine to change its attack tactics. The New York Times, citing the opinion of American and other Western officials, writes that during the counter-offensive, the armed forces of Ukraine do not concentrate their forces where they should be and advises that they change tactics. The main goal of the counter-offensive is to cut off Russian supply lines in southern Ukraine by severing the so-called Land Bridge between Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula. But instead of focusing on that, Ukrainian commanders have divided troops and firepower roughly equally between the east and the south, the US official said the publication added. Officials say more Ukrainian troops are concentrated near Bakhmut and other cities in Ukraine's east than near Militopol and Zaporizia in the south, which are much more critical strategic areas, official said. Accordingly, US planners advise that Ukraine focus on Militopol Front, which is Kyiv's top priority, and on breaking through Russian minefields and other defensive structures, even if the Ukrainians lose more soldiers and equipment in the process. Only with a change of tactics and a sharp transition can the pace of the counter-offensive be changed according to US officials. Another US official said Ukrainian forces were too dispersed and needed to consolidate their combat power in one place. Nearly three months into the counter-offensive, the Ukrainians maybe take the advice to heart, especially as casualties continue to mount and Russia still holds an edge in troops and equipment, the outlet notes.