Major General Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine, speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 6, 2023.
REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian forces will continue through the onset of cold and wet weather later this year, even though it would become harder to fight, Kyiv's intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said on Saturday.
The counteroffensive will continue," Budanov said.
Vadym Skibytskyi, an official from Ukraine's military spy agency, said earlier on Saturday that Russia currently had 420,000 servicemen inside Ukraine.
Russia, which launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has said that the Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed.
Persons:
Kyrylo Budanov, Valentyn, Budanov, Victor Pinchuk, Tom Balmforth, Mike Harrison
Organizations:
Military Intelligence, Reuters, REUTERS, Rights, Russian, Victor, Victor Pinchuk Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thomson
Locations:
Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Zaporizhzhia, Robotyne