Kyiv says its forces have freed nearly 90 square miles of territory since its counteroffensive operation began in early June.
"We did have plans to start it in spring," Zelensky said."But we didn't, because, frankly, we had not enough munitions and armaments and not enough brigades properly trained in these weapons, still more that the training missions were held outside Ukraine. But, still, we started. And this is important.
"And because we started it a bit later on, it can be said, and it will be shared truth understood by all the experts that it provided Russia with time to mine all our lands and build several. And, definitely, they had even more time than they needed. Because of that, they built more of those lines." "And, really, they had a lot of mines in our fields. Because of that, [there was] a slower pace of our counteroffensive actions," Zelensky said."We didn't want to lose our people, our personnel. And our servicemen didn't want to lose equipment because of that."
"Yes, I do understand that it's always better to see victory come sooner. This is what we also want. But the question is the price...of this victory. So, let us not throw people under tanks literally. Let us plan our counteroffensive as our analysts, our intelligence suggests. And some of our residential areas have been liberated already. So, I do believe in our victory."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is pictured during a press conference on July 11, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The president has defended the slow pace of Ukraine's counteroffensive, arguing he will not risk Ukrainian soldiers unnecessarily.
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