According to military experts and theorists, Ukraine has another month to six weeks before rainy conditions force a halt to the counteroffensive. Even the relative success of that period can be delayed by bad weather.
The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, defending its war strategy, states that they are effectively fighting both in the east and in the south of the country. As the NYT notes, criticism of the counterattack comes from a generation of officers who have never faced a war of such magnitude and intensity.