In an interview with Ouest France, the Ukrainian minister assures that the coming counter-offensive "will trigger a new movement of withdrawal of the Russians" "I can't give you explanations or details, the Russians will read you," Oleksiy Reznikov, Ukraine's defense minister, told Ouest-France. "I'm sure we'll be able to make breakthroughs during this counteroffensive in the south, in the east, in two or three places on the battlefield," he said.