Ukraine Concedes That Its Counteroffensive Is Not Advancing 'Quickly'

 

Moscow Times/AFP: Ukraine Concedes Troops Advancing 'Not So Quickly' 

Ukraine acknowledged Friday its troops were not making speedy headway in their counteroffensive to recapture territory in the east and south of the country from Russian forces. 

"Today it's advancing not so quickly," the head of the presidency Andriy Yermak told reporters, conceding that battles were difficult. 

"If we are going to see that something is going wrong, we'll say so. No one is going to embellish," he said. 

Western allies were not however putting pressure on Kyiv to advance faster, said Yermak, who is seen as President Volodymyr Zelensky's right-hand man. 

"There is no pressure, just a question: how can we help you further?" he said.  

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WNU Editor: Ukraine has since changed its messaging .... Limited battlefield progress hasn’t spooked western allies, Kyiv says (CNN). Ukraine's European allies are also continuing to send out a positive message .... Ukraine counter-offensive on brink of ‘major breakthrough’ (Daily Telegraph). 

Update: US officials do not sound optimistic .... Russia-Ukraine conflict ‘at a stalemate’ – Pentagon official (RT). More here .... Ukraine Recap: US Intel Official Says Conflict at ‘Stalemate’ (Bloomberg). 

Ukraine Concedes That Its Counteroffensive Is Not Advancing 'Quickly' 

Ukraine slows down counteroffensive to preserve troops -- NYPost  

Pentagon on counteroffensive: Ukraine's advance comes at cost of huge efforts -- Ukrainska Pravda  

Ukraine acknowledges not advancing as quickly as desired against Russia -- Press TV  

Why it's hard for Ukraine's counteroffensive to break Russian defenses -- Business Insider

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