steve rosenberg, bbc news, kostroma. ukrainian forces carried out counter offensives against russian positions on wednesday, seeking to inflict what one official called maximum losses . troops tried to regain some momentum with counter attacks on russian positions outside of kyiv and in the russian occupied city of kherson, in ukraine s south, according to a senior ukrainian military official. for some analysis of the military strategies employed, i mjoined now byjohn spencer. he s a retired major and chair of urban warfare studies, madison policy forum. thanks so much for coming on the programme. the programme. thanks for havinu the programme. thanks for having me- the programme. thanks for having me. so the programme. thanks for having me. so what - the programme. thanks for having me. so what do - the programme. thanks for having me. so what do you | the programme. thanks for - having me. so what do you think was the aim? having me. so what do you think was the aim? we hav