 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky inspected western-supplied heavy military equipment in the country's northeast on October 3, as he was visiting troops, footage released by the Presidential Press Service showed Zelensky inspecting a leopard, two tank and a Swedish-made combat vehicle CV-90 in hideouts in a forest. Zelensky did not give the exact location of his visit but said he had met brigades fighting in the Kupeansk climate sector in the northeast where the Ukrainian military says. Russian forces have been staging attacks since Kiev began a counter-offensive in the east and south four months ago. Ukrainian troops have made only gradual gains but Zelensky has rejected criticism abroad that the advance has been marred by poor military strategy.