Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy admitted that Ukraine began its counteroffensive too late.
The late start gave Russia ample time to plant land mines on Ukrainian soil, Zelenskyy told CNN.
"Look, we waited too long, it's true," Zelenskyy told CNN's Fareed Zakaria of Ukraine's counteroffensive in a new interview that aired on Sunday.
Zelenskyy told CNN the counteroffensive was delayed as the Eastern European country waited for more deliveries of Western weaponry.
"But we have to understand, cause we waited too long, they put mines," Zelenskyy said, referring to Russian forces.
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