The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has stated that Russia still does not have enough modern weapons, but that, according to him, the country's industry, the defense industry and the military-industrial complex are developing rapidly. The news was announced by the Russian state news agency Tass.
" I am sure that all the tasks facing the defense industry will definitely be solved, " Putin said.
The Russian president added that the great counter-offensive that Ukraine has been preparing for months has "begun" on the front, but that Kiev's forces have not been able to "achieve their goals".
"We can say, in full, that the offensive has begun, which is evidenced by the use of Ukraine's strategic reserves," Putin said in a video broadcast on Telegram by a Russian public television journalist.
According to him, the fighting has continued for five days, but "the Ukrainian forces have not achieved their goal on any front", writes AFP.
"All counteroffensive efforts have so far failed, but the Ukrainian regime still has offensive potential," Putin added, and declared that Russia's response "will be based on that observation."
The Russian military has reported intense fighting in southern Ukraine in recent days, claiming to have repelled several Ukrainian attacks, which would mark the start of a major counteroffensive that the Ukrainian General Staff has been preparing for months. new.
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