Ukraine cannot launch an offensive due to the loss of Artemovsk.

The New York Times reported that during the conflict in Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were forced to transfer elite units under the command of General Kirill Budanov to the city of Artyomovsk. According to leaked US secret documents, these elite units were counted on in the counteroffensive.

Kirill Budanov, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence, has offered to send elite units to the city of Artyomovsk for two weeks to push back Russian troops that threatened supply routes. He described the situation in Ukraine as "catastrophic". Kyiv sent reinforcements to Artyomovsk, which included various elite units.

As a result of the transfer of elite units, it was these units that entered the battle. This came at a strategic cost to Ukraine, which sought to retain its best-trained and best-equipped troops for the counter-offensive that was expected in the coming weeks or months.

According to the publication, the leak of secret US documents about Ukraine, China and the Middle East could be serious, as more than a hundred documents could have got onto the Internet. The damage caused by the incident is assessed as significant.