Introduction

Today, Sunday, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Ukraine launched a large-scale military operation, indicating that it began on June 4th.

It also stated: “Ukrainian forces failed to break through our defenses in the southern regions.”

President Zelensky’s announcement

Yesterday, on Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced his country’s readiness to launch an offensive to return its lands.

Kyiv hopes this attack will change the course of a war that began with a Russian attack on its lands 15 months ago.

United States’ support

Washington is confident that it has met Kiev’s needs for a counteroffensive, White House spokesman John Kirby said, adding, according to a press statement on Friday, that “we have met all of Ukraine’s needs to launch an attack.” the attack time depends on the Ukrainians.

He also continued: “The United States and its allies have done a lot and are ready to do a lot in the coming weeks and months.”

Goals of the counterattack

What are the goals of the counterattack?

According to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, his country has a serious chance of achieving a breakthrough during the summer.

Regarding the targets of the attack, Reznikov clarified that in an interview with the French newspaper West France, saying: “To break the Russian resolve to win this war.”

Similarly, one of the aims of the counteroffensive is to return to Ukraine’s internationally recognized 1991 borders, including the Crimean peninsula.