Ukraine announced that it would launch a new counterattack 3
`Yes, we have a plan to counterattack,` Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an April 10 interview with German newspaper Bild.
President Zelensky admitted that Russia has more weapons and human resources than Ukraine, but pointed out that Kiev also possesses many modern technologies transferred by the West.
`If we continue to increase weapon production and receive production licenses from partners, the difference in troop numbers is no longer a problem, but the quality of weapons is important,` he said.
President Zelensky in the photo posted on April 10.
Ukraine has launched two large-scale counterattacks since the conflict broke out in late February 2022.
However, Kiev’s counterattack launched in June 2023 failed, causing the country to suffer great damage and forced to switch to a defensive position.
Ukrainian Army Commander Oleksandr Pavliuk said in March that Kiev’s current top priority is to `stabilize` the front line and `take down as many Russian soldiers as possible`.
Meanwhile, some experts believe that Ukraine will not be able to launch a new counterattack in 2024. Admiral Tony Radakin, British military commander, said in February that Kiev would `most likely` launch a counterattack.
`Ukraine is facing many problems with ammunition and military reserves,` Mr. Radakin said.
Ukrainian tanks on the front line in a photo posted on April 8.
The Russian army in mid-February took control of the city of Avdeevka, a strategic city in the eastern province of Donetsk, after months of siege, marking Moscow’s first major victory since capturing the stronghold of Bakhmut in May 2023.
The Russian army then continued to advance westward and took control of several more villages.
Controlling Chasov Yar would enable Russian forces to directly attack Kramatorsk, Ukraine’s important railway and logistics center, and the last major metropolis that Kiev still controls in the Donbass region.
