Ukraine has a transparent plan for a brand new counteroffensive in opposition to Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned on Sunday, including that he couldn’t disclose particulars publicly.
Kyiv’s troops carried out a counteroffensive final 12 months, however have been unable to interrupt via ready defensive traces within the Russian-occupied south and east.
“There’s a plan (for a counteroffensive), the plan is evident, I can not let you know the small print,” Zelensky instructed a information convention within the capital Kyiv.
A serious army shake up
He mentioned {that a} main army shakeup that noticed the pinnacle of Ukraine’s army changed earlier this month was related to the brand new plan of motion on the battlefield.
“This plan is expounded to the change of administration, there are corresponding adjustments. A number of plans will probably be ready as a result of a leak of data,” Zelensky mentioned, with out elaborating.
Zelensky mentioned earlier that Kyiv’s plans to conduct a counteroffensive final 12 months had been leaked and ended up “on a desk within the Kremlin” earlier than the operation had even begun.
He didn’t say how that leak had occurred.
Zelensky additionally mentioned that troop rotations have been critically vital for the struggle effort and that Ukraine wanted to raised put together its reserve forces.
