Zelensky admits that Ukraine needs more time to launch a counteroffensive

The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenskyhas admitted this Thursday that his country needs more time to launch a counteroffensive against the Russian forces, while his Army awaits the delivery of the military aid fiancee.

In an interview for the British chain BBCamong other public broadcasters, Zelenski noted that combat brigades, some of which were trained by NATO countries, they are “ready”but that the Army still needed “some things”, including armored vehicles.

The expected attack could be decisive in the war and also an important test for Ukraine, which seeks to demonstrate that the weapons and equipment it has received from the West can generate significant advances in the conflict, highlights a note from efe.

[Reino Unido enviará misiles de largo alcance a Ucrania a pocos días para la contraofensiva]

“With (what we already have) we can go ahead and, I think, be successful,” but “we would lose a lot of people. I think that is unacceptable. So we have to wait. We still need a little more time,” the Ukrainian president said.

Russian forces have strengthened their defenses in a front line of about 1,450 kilometersfrom the eastern regions of Lugansk and Donetsk, to Zaporizhia and Kherson in the south.

The president, however, expressed his confidence that the Ukrainian military could advance, and dismissed the fear of losing the support of the United States if President Joe Biden is not re-elected in 2024. Zelenski, who recalled that Ukraine still enjoys support in the US Congress and stated: “Who knows where we will be (when the elections take place)? I think we’ll win by then“.

Zelensky has offered a 10 point peace proposalcalling for the return of all invaded territory, reparation payments for war-related damage, and the creation of a special court to prosecute Russian war crimes, a plan Moscow has rejected.