"The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to break through the flanks of Bakhmut," he said, which "they first need to break through" before heading to the Belgorod and Zaporizhzhia directions, he added in a statement on Telegram. 
Posted on 05/11/2023 2:48:07 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said "We need to wait" before his forces launch their counteroffensive, suggesting that such an operation now would result in heavy losses.
He said that in terms of motivation, personnel numbers and mentality, "we're ready," but that "in terms of equipment, not everything has arrived yet."
"We are still expecting some things," he said in an interview in Kyiv for Eurovision News that was broadcast by the BBC. "They will reinforce our counteroffensive and most importantly they will protect our people. We are expecting armored vehicles, they arrive in batches."
Combat brigades, some of which were trained by NATO members, are "ready" for the long-awaited counteroffensive, he said.
"We can advance with what we've got and I think we can be successful but we will lose a lot of people, I think that is unacceptable," he said. "We need to wait, we need a bit more time."
However, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who heads the Wagner Group of mercenaries fighting for Moscow in Bakhmut, reacted to the Ukrainian president's interview by saying, "Zelensky is lying. The counteroffensive is underway."
"The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to break through the flanks of Bakhmut," he said, which "they first need to break through" before heading to the Belgorod and Zaporizhzhia directions, he added in a statement on Telegram.
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"The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to break through the flanks of Bakhmut," he said, which "they first need to break through" before heading to the Belgorod and Zaporizhzhia directions, he added in a statement on Telegram.
Translation: Send More U.S. Tax Dollars or we won’t Counter Attack.
Whether or not the real thing is starting yet, the armored forces are key to everything.
Of they are used the way we trained them to be used, they will move rapidly around weaknesses in the Russian flanks, cutting off supplies and isolating Russian forces if they don’t withdraw.
This has been American tactics for decades and just as Z said, it is designed to reduce casualties on both sides by making rapid gains.
God bless Zelenskyy, Ukraine and all Ukrainians.
No Counter-Offensive until check clears...
Please sir, can I have another billion ?
((( Shakes can )))
at Kursk
the last day of battle
the german tank formation went into a cloud of dust
the t 34’s just rammed them into piles of junk
HA! That’s Great. Saved.
Our tanks are scheduled to arrive in November.
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Obviously meant “if they are used the way we trained them ...”
I notice the Putin loving natives have become very quiet.
There is no counter offensive. They’re done.
Nothing you type is obvious. It’s rather messy and jumbled.
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