Ben Barry, senior fellow for land warfare at the International Institute for Strategic Studies says that he is "confident that the Ukrainians will achieve some results" if they launch a counteroffensive against Russia in Moscow-controlled territory, saying that the Ukrainian army could achieve "tactical surprise" as "in my judgment they can attack anywhere along the front line". Speaking in an interview with AFP, Barry cautions that Kyiv is "in for the long haul" and "needs the strongest possible stockpile of combat supplies" to achieve its ends. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES