Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive operations are taking place in Ukraine, but stressed that he would not say at what stage they are. The statement was made during a press conference with the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, who was on a surprise visit to Kyiv. Also on Saturday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Ukrainian forces continued in the last 24 hours „unsuccessful” attempts to launch attacks south of Donetsk and in the regions of Zaporizhzhia, as well as in the area of the city of Bakhmut in the east of the country.
