President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday offered the strongest confirmation yet that the long-anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive had begun, as battles along a 600-mile front line offered further evidence that the long-awaited counterattack was underway.
“Counteroffensive and defensive actions are being taken in Ukraine,” he said at a news conference Saturday with the visiting Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau.
“At what stage, I will not disclose in detail.”The Ukrainian military, which guards battlefield information closely, offered only broad acknowledgment of the clashes playing out along the front Friday night into Saturday.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces firing rockets and artillery hit four Russian command centers, six areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, three ammunition depots and five enemy artillery units in firing positions, Ukraine’s military said.
The claims could not be independently verified.
Persons:
Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Justin Trudeau, “
Organizations:
Saturday, Ukrainian, Military
Locations:
Ukraine, Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk