Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine's defense minister, told Estonian TV that Kyiv might stage a counteroffensive in April.
The arrival of Western weapons to Kyiv points to an imminent Ukrainian counteroffensive, according to the Institute for the Study of War , which referenced comments by the country's defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, about such a move.
In an interview in English with Estonian television, Reznikov suggested that Kyiv's forces might use the Leopard 2 tanks it recently acquired from Germany for"You will see [the tanks] during our counteroffensive campaign," he told the ERR channel on Sunday."It all depends on the best time. Also it depends on the weather conditions. During the springtime we have wet ground," which he said favored"vehicles without wheels," i.e. tanks.
A Ukrainian tank rolls on a muddy road near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on March 29, 2023. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said that a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the next two months would be weather dependent.As of Monday, Ukraine had received the Leopard 2s as well as the British-made Challenger 2 tanks. On March 21, U.S. officials announced the acceleration of the deployment of
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