“I wanted our counter-offensive to start much earlier because everyone understood that if it started later, many more areas would be mined,” he said, when asked why the offensive was slower than expected.
The Ukrainian chief added that he was trying to obtain weapons and ammunition from Western partners in order to speed up the start of the offensive. “I said that we would like to start our counteroffensive sooner and that we need weapons and ammunition for this. Because? Because if we start later, we will progress much more slowly,” Zelensky said.
Recall that the Armed Forces of Ukraine began their offensive in early June. They tried to inflict the main blow on Zaporozhye. Over the course of several weeks, the Russian forces managed to successfully repel many attacks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not successful in any direction. According to him, during the offensive, Ukrainian troops lost at least 259 tanks and 780 armored vehicles.
