 Ukraine launched counter-offensive. The counter-offensive of Ukraine's armed forces has already begun and continues for several days. Intense fighting is going on along the entire border line. Mikhail Podoliak, advisor to the head of the president's office, said in an interview with the Italian Rai TV channel. For several days now, there has been a counter-offensive. An intense war is going on along 1,500 kilometers of the border. Actions have already begun, he said. Podoliak predicts that the counter-offensive of the armed forces of Ukraine may not be a single event, but rather a series of several events spread over time. According to him, the main goal of the counter-offensive is to neutralize the remnants of the Russians' morale and willpower. And this process has already begun, as Russian citizens are beginning to understand that they brought to power those who have created many problems. Podoliak also commented on the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine, stressing that the armed forces of Ukraine would not use them for attacks on Russian territory. Armament will be used exclusively for the de-occupation of the occupied territories of Ukraine. We don't want to strike at the territory of Russia. We will use the weapons that you gave us to destroy the positions of the Russian Federation in the territories occupied by Moscow, including the Donbas and Crimea. Podoliak explained. He added that Ukraine now has storm-shadow, long-range missiles, leopard tanks, anti-missile systems, which France and Italy provided us with. The F-16s will finally allow us to close the airspace. It's a paradox. If we had them a year ago, the war would have already ended, he stated.