More armor and fighter planes. This is what the Ukrainian presidency demands from its supporters in the conflict between it and Russia.
Ukraine needs up to 300 armored vehicles, 80 F-16 fighters and 10 air defense systems to speed up its counter-offensive, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak told AFP on Wednesday.
Ukrainian forces launched a major operation in early June to repel Russian troops in the south and east, but so far this offensive has achieved modest success due to strong Russian trench defenses and minefields.
4,500 to 6,000 shells per day
L’Ukraine a dit mercredi s’attendre à ce que la counter-offensive qu’elle a déclenchée pour reprendre les territoires sous occupation russe soit “longue et difficile”, du fait de problemes d’provisionnement en armes occidentales et des mines posées par the Russians.
According to him, the main obstacle to the advance of the Ukrainian forces is currently “the depth of the minefields” laid for months by the Russian army, which ranges from “four to ten miles”.
Despite the efforts of Kiev’s Western allies, the Ukrainian army also faces “problems with the supply of weapons,” the official admitted, considering that “the (Western) military-industrial complexes were not prepared for this type of warfare. “, with such an intense use of armaments.
no negotiation
The adviser to the presidency also ruled out any negotiations with Russia, whose objective, according to him, is to “destroy” Ukraine and regain “total control” of the countries of the former USSR.
Source: BFM TV
