Ukrainian forces, aided by billions of dollars in military aid from Western allies, are expected to conduct a significant operation in the coming weeks. However, President Zelensky is saying Ukraine will need more time to prepare.
Ukrainian forces, aided by billions of dollars in military aid from Western allies and training on the more sophisticated systems, are expected to conduct a significant operation in the coming weeks in an attempt to regain Russian-occupied territories in the south and eastern parts of the country."With [what we already have], we can go forward and, I think, be successful," he said in an interview for European public service broadcasters."But we'd lose a lot of people.
The leader of a Russian mercenary organization, the Wagner Group, which is leading the Russian military's effort in Ukraine, accused Zelensky of lying about the counteroffensive. The front line of the war is currently in Bakhmut, an eastern Ukrainian city that holds more symbolic significance than strategic. The two sides fought for months over the city, incurring significant casualties on both sides. Last week, the Biden administration revealed that Russia had accumulated approximately 100,000 casualties in Bakhmut since December 2022, 20,000 of whom were killed in action. Nearly half of the soldiers who were killed were mercenaries.
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