{"id":1952878,"date":"2023-06-21T11:28:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-says-progress-in-counteroffensive-slower-than-desired\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T11:28:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:28:48","slug":"zelensky-says-progress-in-counteroffensive-slower-than-desired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-says-progress-in-counteroffensive-slower-than-desired\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky admits counteroffensive progress is slower than desired."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-says-progress-in-counteroffensive-slower-than-desired%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1952878&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>Ukrainian President Zelensky: Battlefield Progress Slower Than Desired<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Some people believe this is a Hollywood movie and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-hollywood-movies-that-snuck-conservative-themes-on-screen\/\" title=\"10 Hollywood Movies That Snuck Conservative Themes on Screen\">expect results<\/a> now. It&#8217;s not,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ukraine has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-says-progress-in-counteroffensive-slower-than-desired\/\" title=\"Zelensky admits counteroffensive progress is slower than desired.\">reported recapturing<\/a> eight villages in the south in the last two weeks. Though small, these advances are the biggest by its forces since November as they push into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/counting-down-the-10-most-important-battles-in-us-military-history\/\" title=\"Counting Down The 10 Most Important Battles In US Military History\">heavily fortified<\/a> and mined Russian-held areas.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky revealed that the military push is not going smoothly due to the extensive mining of Ukrainian territory by Russian forces, covering an area of 200,000 square km (77,220 square miles).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whatever some might want, including attempts to pressure us, with all due respect, we will advance on the battlefield the way we deem best,&#8221; Zelensky told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has had months to prepare its defenses, and Ukrainian troops have yet to reach the heaviest Russian defensive fortifications, which are set back from the 1,000-km (600-mile) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-promises-more-aid-to-kyiv-as-air-raid-sirens-blare-across-ukraine\/\" title=\"NATO Promises More Aid to Kyiv as Air Raid Sirens Blare Across Ukraine\">long front line<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A senior Ukrainian defense official stated that Kyiv&#8217;s forces have had &#8220;partial success&#8221; in the last day, digging in and attacking on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-conducts-air-strikes-on-kyiv-suburb-presses-offensive-in-mariupol\/\" title=\"Russia Conducts Air Strikes on Kyiv Suburb, Presses Offensive in Mariupol\">southern front<\/a> while weathering a significant Russian assault in the east.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka, Editing by Timothy Heritage)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Zelensky expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of progress in the counteroffensive against Russian forces, stating it was slower than desired. He emphasized that expectations for immediate results were unrealistic, comparing the situation to a Hollywood movie. 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