Ukraine in race against time to use Abrams before winter - retired general

US-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks are unlikely to play a key role in Ukraine in the "fighting season" before the winter sets in, a retired British Army general has said.

Four months into Ukraine's counter-offensive, the outcome is still uncertain, with its forces advancing slower than they and their Western backers hoped.

But retired British Army Major General Chip Chapman, who fought in the Falklands War and went on to command 2 Para and 19 Brigade during his 33-year career, said this was not surprising, given the obstacles they are facing.

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