Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has lowered expectations about the ongoing offensive. You have to be grateful for every mile your own troops advance and every success in battle.
“We must understand very clearly – as clearly as possible – that Russian forces in our southern and eastern areas will do everything they can to stop our troops,” he said in his evening speech today.
In a meeting with the military leadership, combat operations, troop supply and coordination with partners in the supply of weapons and ammunition were discussed, said the 45-year-old military man. He also announced an upcoming military training reform.
The statement is an indication of the difficulties faced by the Ukrainian military in its offensive. In early June, Ukrainian troops in the south began an offensive to recapture areas occupied by Russia at the start of its more than 16-month war of aggression. Both sides report heavy fighting.