KYIV, June 3 (Reuters) - Ukraine is ready to launch its long-awaited counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published on Saturday.
"We strongly believe that we will succeed,” Zelenskiy told the Wall Street Journal.
Zelenskiy said last month Ukraine needed to wait for more Western armoured vehicles arrived before launching the counteroffensive.
Russia holds swaths of Ukrainian territory in the east, south and southeast.
A long spell of dry weather in some parts of Ukraine has driven anticipation that the counteroffensive might be imminent.
Persons:
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, ” Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, Olena Harmash, William Mallard
Organizations:
Wall Street, Thomson
Locations:
Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Donetsk, Ukrainian