

But they’ve given confusing signals about what would constitute a counteroffensive - preliminary, limited attacks to weaken Russian forces and military facilities or a full-fledged simultaneous assault across the entire 1,100-kilometer (684-mile) front line. 24, 2022, as well as the Crimean Peninsula it seized in 2014. It was unclear why the Russian Defense Ministry waited until Monday morning to announce the attack, which it said started Sunday morning.įor months, Ukrainian officials have spoken of plans to launch a spring counteroffensive to reclaim territory Russia has occupied since invading Feb.

Ukraine didn’t comment, and often waits until the completion of its military operations to confirm its actions, imposing news blackouts in the interim.
