President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he believes in success of the counteroffensive.

"We believe in success of the counteroffensive. We are doing our best – not only the military but also our society, our factories and entrepreneurs think how our army can be strengthened," he said at a press briefing in The Hague following a meeting with the prime ministers of the Netherlands and Belgium on Thursday.

"We are getting ready and we do not think that we might not succeed. I am sure that we will achieve the result. I cannot guarantee a 100% success, because no one knows this. I don't know whether it is correct to talk about success when you lose people. Anyway, we will advance," he said.