 Ukraine preparing for new counter-offensive. Kiev wants Blackhawk and Apache helicopters. Ukraine is planning a new counter-offensive in 2024 and has already sent the US a list of weapons it needs. German Welt newspaper informs. The list includes Blackhawk and Apache helicopters, F-16 and F-18 fighter jets, missile systems, Abrams tanks, unmanned aerial vehicles and ammunition. According to the newspaper, the left bank of the Nipro River could be the starting point for the new counter-attack. German newspaper says that the counter-offensive planned by Ukraine for 2024 will obviously be the one planned by Valeriy Zeluzny, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, for this summer. Welt believes that even though the Ukrainian counter-offensive has clearly reached a stalemate and the West is hesitant to support it, there are signs that Kiev is preparing a plan. Welt notes that in the south, the Ukrainian navy is holding and expanding a bridgehead near Kursan on the Russian-occupied left bank of the Nipro River. From here, it is only 60 kilometers to Crimea. This has been a weak point for the Russian army since Ukraine forced the Black Sea Fleet to withdraw from there and destroyed important air defense systems and other Russian military facilities. Ukraine still has big plans. This is evidenced by the list of desired weapons that Ukraine has sent to the United States. These include Blackhawk and Apache attack helicopters, F-16 and F-18 fighters, long-range missile systems, Abrams tanks and a number of drones and ammunition. But people are really talking about the F-18s. Political consultant Nikko Lang said.