Zelensky says Ukraine needs time before retaliating – Times of India

KyivUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his military needs more time to prepare for the much-anticipated retaliatory offensive against Russian forces, according to an interview published by the BBC on Thursday.
“(With what we have) we can move forward and be successful. But we will lose a lot of people. I think this is unacceptable. That’s why we need to wait. We still need a little more Time is needed,” he said. ,
The Ukrainian army is training a new contingent of forces and gathering ammunition and hardware supplied by Western countries, which analysts say will be crucial to reclaiming territory captured by Russia .
the timing of Kiev’s attempted land grab in Donetsk east of and luhansk areas, as well Kherson And Zapsorizia area, a question remains.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov Said late last month that Kiev’s preparations were “coming to an end” and that its forces were ready “in a global sense”.
A senior Ukrainian military official said earlier this week that Russian forces had withdrawn from some areas near Bakhmut after a limited counteroffensive by Kiev’s forces around the eastern city.