WASHINGTON, July 6, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Slow weapons deliveries to Ukraine delayed Kyiv's planned counteroffensive, allowing Russia to bolster its defenses in occupied areas including with mines, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a TV interview broadcast Wednesday. Speaking to CNN's Erin Burnett in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa days earlier, Zelensky revealed that he had sought to begin the counteroffensive against Russia "much earlier" than its actual start early June. "I wanted our counteroffensive happening much earlier, because everyone understood that if the counteroffensive will be unfolding later, then much bigger part of our territory will be mined." He said he had told US and European leaders ahead of the counteroffensive that a lack of supplies would result in more casualties. Zelensky told CNN that he had "emphasized" the need for F-16s many times.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha July 06, 2023 04:34 UTC