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Zelensky suggests that new Russian offensive will begin in late spring
Mar 29, 2024
Ukraine must prepare for new offensives by the Russian army in the coming months.
This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the American CBS News channel published on March 28.
"Russia will be preparing counter-offensive actions, it may be the end of May or June. We have to not only prepare for this, not only stabilize it, because our partners are sometimes very happy that we have stabilized (the situation at the front - ed.), they hold their fists up for us: okay, you have the strength. No, we need help now to prepare the appropriate brigades that will have to fight for our land," Zelensky said.
Answering a question about the needs of the Ukrainian army, he said that in order to maintain the status quo on the contact line, air defense systems and artillery are needed first and foremost.
At the same time, according to the president, the number of artillery shells is not everything, and their characteristics are also important.
"In (currently occupied – ed.) Bakhmut and Avdivka and Lysychansk and Soledar and so on, it was really hard to fight the adversary, whose artillery shell can fire 20-plus kilometers, and [our] artillery shell is 20-minus," he compared.-
He explained that while parity is needed to defend and hold the situation, a counteroffensive requires superiority in force: "We are fighting for parity on the diplomatic front today".
