Armed with tanks and heavy armor from NATO, Ukraine says it's about to hit Russian forces with an 'iron fist'

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 17:35

A Ukrainian soldier sitting on a tank. — Members of Ukrainian Armed Forces during shooting training with heavy weapons close to the frontline in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on April 20, 2023.
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Ukraine is almost ready to launch a long-awaited spring counteroffensive, its defense minister said.
"We are to a high percentage ready," Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Friday.
Reznikov said Western-supplied weapons would serve as an "iron fist" against Russian forces.

Ukraine's forces are nearly ready to launch a counteroffensive against the Russian invaders with weapons from the West, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Friday.