![]() ![]() Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov acknowledged over the weekend that the highly anticipated counteroffensive was behind schedule, but he insisted he was "not worried because it is going to plan." The New York Times w as the first to report on the commitment of additional Ukrainian forces to the counteroffensive. ![]() In the southeast, the Ukrainian counteroffensive has broken through some elements of Russian defensive lines, the official said, and the reserve units have come in to capitalize on the opportunity. ![]() The newly committed units had been held in reserve until now as other Ukrainian forces made slow, grinding progress against widespread Russian defensive lines and minefields while under threat of aerial assaults and artillery fire. The Ukrainian military still has additional combat power in reserve, but this is the "main bulk" of the forces committed to the counteroffensive, one official said. Ukraine has committed more forces to its counteroffensive in the southeast after nearly two months of slow progress, according to two US officials - a sign that they have identified potential weaknesses in Russian defensive lines to exploit. ![]()
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