Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov confirmed to the "Financial Times" that "the liberation of a number of villages under Russian occupation in recent weeks is not the main event in the offensive that Kyiv has planned. When it happens, you will all see it; everyone will see everything." He downplayed media reports that indicated slow progress against Russian strongholds.
Reznikov stated that "the main reserves of the Ukrainian forces, including most of the recently trained units in the West equipped with modern tanks and armored vehicles from NATO, have not yet been utilized in the operation."
