Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenky confirmed that the country's armed forces are involved in both offensive and defensive battles. Zelenskyy: "It is crucial that Russia feels that it does not have much time" Lieutenant Colonel Johan Huovinen at the Swedish Defence University says Ukraine is trying as long as possible to keep the Russian occupiers in uncertainty about the direction of the counteroffensive.

He has intelligence that Ukrainian forces have carried out reconnaissance attacks in several places in recent days.