Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in an interview with the publication: TopUkraine’s counteroffensive could begin in the summer.
He noted that the Allies did not put pressure on Kiev to counterattack.
“All of our friends and partners understand that to counterattack you need to be 100% ready for it,” he said.
At the same time, Hill wrote that the counterattack could begin as early as summer, citing him without quoting Shmygal directly.
The previous day, Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) declarationThat Kiev will decide on a counterattack “at the last moment”.
In turn, Denis Pushilin, Advisor to the Deputy President of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Yan Gagin reportedthat the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the moment do not have sufficient reserves to succeed in the counterattack on the front line.