Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, August 21, 2023.
Theodore Manolopoulos/Greek Presidency Press Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 2 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Kyiv's troops were "moving forward" in their counteroffensive against Russian forces, rebuffing Western officials who say that Ukraine is gaining ground too slowly.
The White House said there had been "notable success" by Ukraine in the area, although Maliar warned that Kyiv's troops had reached even more heavily fortified positions on the other side after breaking through.
It reported 45 combat clashes on the frontlines in the past 24 hours and said fighting raged in the east where Ukrainian troops had repelled multiple Russian attacks.
Russia has already described the Ukrainian counteroffensive as a failure.
Persons:
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Theodore Manolopoulos, Zelenskiy, Hanna Maliar, Maliar, Olena, Tom Balmforth, Ros Russell
Organizations:
Press, REUTERS, Rights, Russian, Thomson
Locations:
Athens, Greece, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Melitopol, Russian, Zaporizhzhia, Russia