Zelenskyy on winter military action: no time to waste, weather is irrelevant

He made the statement in an interview with CBS.

Zelenskyy admits that progress in the counteroffensive is slow, but Ukrainian troops continue to move forward. 

"It's a difficult situation. I will be completely honest with you. We have the initiative. This is a plus," Zelenskyy said. "We stopped the Russian offensive and we moved onto a counter-offensive. And despite that, it's not very fast. It is important that we are moving forward every day and liberating territory," the President added.

When asked about military operations in winter, he said that Ukraine cannot waste time.

"Forget about the weather, and the like. In places that we can't get through in an armored vehicle - let's fly. If we can't fly – let's send drones. We mustn't give Putin a break," Zelenskyy said.