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title: "Don't expect quick Ukrainian military successes against Russia, says top presidential aide"
description: "People should not expect Ukraine to rack up quick victories against Russian troops during a counteroffensive because Kyiv does not want to lose too many troops, a senior presidential aide said on Wednesday."
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# Don't expect quick Ukrainian military successes against Russia, says top presidential aide

> People should not expect Ukraine to rack up quick victories against Russian troops during a counteroffensive because Kyiv does not want to lose too many troops, a senior presidential aide said on Wednesday.

By Reuters · Published 1 September 2022, 06:00 SAST · Updated 1 September 2022, 04:36 SAST

## Content

"It is a very slow process, because we value people, because we need as many Ukrainians as possible to come back home," said Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

"There will be no quick success ... a quick success always means a lot of blood," he said in a Youtube interview.

Earlier in the day, a regional official said Ukrainian forces had had "successes" in three areas of the Russian-occupied region of Kherson. Kyiv announced the start of a southern push to retake territory on Monday. [Read full story](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL1N3070OZ&linkedFromStory=true)

*(Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Jonathan Oatis.)*