Zelenskyy Says ‘Counteroffensive, Defensive Actions’ Taking Place in Ukraine

Zelenskyy Says ‘Counteroffensive, Defensive Actions’ Taking Place in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during joint press conference with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive actions are underway against Russian forces, asserting that his top commanders are in a “positive” mindset as their troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line.

The Ukrainian leader, at a Kyiv news conference alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, responded to a question about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comment a day earlier that Ukraine’s counteroffensive had started—and Ukrainian forces were taking “significant losses.”