Zelensky not sure if major breakthrough in Ukraine's counteroffensive possible this year

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with CNN, Ukrinform reports.

Asked whether a major breakthrough was possible this year in Ukraine's military counteroffensive, Zelensky said, "I think nobody knows, really."

"But I think that we will have more success," he said, noting gains Ukraine has made in the east.

Zelensky added that he remained focused on obtaining more long-range missiles from the U.S., arguing that Ukraine did not want them to target Russia but to keep the battlefield capabilities level between the two sides.