Czech President Pavel has warned Ukraine against a hasty counteroffensive.

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[Compiled Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] It is expected that Ukraine may launch a major spring counteroffensive in the near future, but Czech President Petr Pavel, who was the chairman of the NATO Military Commission, has privately warned the Ukrainian leadership against a hasty counteroffensive.

He emphasized that if the Ukrainian counterattack fails, it will be hit hard and there will be no second chance.

The British "Guardian" reported on the 7th that when Pavel met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, he said that the Ukrainian side no longer has the capability to launch attacks in the Kharkov and Kherson regions last year. The unexpected factor of a successful attack, and regardless of the strength of the Ukrainian army, Ukraine will face terrible losses, "There is only one chance this year, and it must be successful. If the counterattack fails, it will hit Ukraine hard, because they will not have a second chance, at least Not this year."

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Pavel mentioned in an interview that Zelensky had asked him and Slovak President Zuzana Caputova to help arm a Ukrainian mechanized brigade before the long-awaited counteroffensive. They still feel they don't have everything it takes to launch a successful counteroffensive."

Pavel reminded that Kiev should not "underestimate the Russians", because they have enough manpower, they still have enough equipment, even if it is older, maybe in smaller numbers, but they still have a lot of barrels and a lot of ammunition.

He added that Russia is not that incompetent in defense, "it will be difficult to attack an enemy like Russia, and the Russians will not be caught off guard a second time."

The "Washington Post" reported on the 6th that Ukraine has continued to launch counterattacks against the Russian army since last winter. achieved major results.

The Kiev authorities called on Western countries to "not expect too much." At the same time, they are also worried that the counterattack will not only fail to achieve the purpose of propaganda, but the actual results will put more pressure on the negotiations with Russia.

Ukrainian soldiers fire D-30 howitzers at Russian positions near the eastern salt mining town of Soledar.

(Reuters)