US Says Too Soon to Say If Ukraine Counteroffensive Is Underway
- Sullivan sees ‘intense military action’ against Russia
- Officials have anticipated counteroffensive for weeks
Artillerymen prepare a rocket launcher for fire near Bakhmut.
Photographer: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty ImagesUS National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said there was intense military activity underway in parts of Ukraine, stopping short of saying whether Kyiv’s much-anticipated counteroffensive against Russia had begun.
“This is not like a D-Day landing on a beach,” Sullivan told reporters accompanying President Joe Biden to a Group of Seven summit in Japan. “These types of military operations are more dynamic, more layered, more multifaceted.”