Ukraine's army will launch counter-offensive when the time is right - Shmyhal

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said during his visit to Britain that Ukraine is preparing carefully for a new counter-offensive against Russian forces because the assault is "very important" and must "demonstrate success."

He said this in an interview with Sky News, according to Ukrinform.

"We are preparing very carefully because it's a very important operation and we understand that we should demonstrate success in this operation to our society, to our partners, to all the world [and] to our enemy. [...] We will begin...when [it] is proper time, when it will be absolutely ready... we will begin counter-offensive immediately when our military and political leadership will make the decision," Shmyhal said.

According to Sky News, Shmyhal visited a British military training area on Salisbury Plain to watch British and New Zealand troops helping to train Ukrainian recruits as part of a British-led assistance program to turn thousands of Ukrainian civilians into soldiers. According to him, the Ukrainian military is currently preparing for the operation, undergoing training, receiving weapons and ammunition

"I'm sure that the most important victory day for Ukraine will be victory day over this terrible Russian aggression - full-scale aggression - against Ukraine," he said, speaking during a trip to the UK to attend the coronation of King Charles.