Russian President Vladimir Putin this Wednesday ordered the delivery of more “quality weapons” to troops fighting in Ukraine, nine months after the start of the military campaign launched by Moscow.
“It is important not only to increase the volume and variety of stocks, but also to improve their quality”Putin said at a meeting of the Coordinating Council aimed at securing the needs of the armed forces.
Putin called for improving the functioning of the communication mechanism between the military, producers and manufacturers, with the aim of making corrections to orders if necessary.
“It is not necessary to take extraordinary measures. But we must initiate accurate, quality and well-coordinated work. That is always useful, but in this case it is simply necessary to guarantee everything that is there in a timely manner.” necessary for our armed forces during the special military operation”he indicated, using the name the Kremlin had given to the invasion of Ukraine.
In this regard, it believed that soldiers in the field should receive arms and equipment on dates and in predetermined quantities.
US and British intelligence services have been indicating for several months that the Russian army is suffering from a shortage of troops, weapons and ammunition in Ukraine.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ruled on Wednesday that Russia is facing a “considerable hardship” of ammunition for its artillery, largely because of the logistical problems it faces that could limit its operations on the ground in the future.
Austin also assured that Russian troops have more and more precision missiles and that the defense industry is experiencing serious difficulties in quickly manufacturing new guided weapons.
Several European experts quoted by various media believe that the Russian withdrawal from the northern third of the Kherson region, more than the enemy advance or supply problems, was motivated by the shortage of ammunition, which would only be enough are for another month of war. to fight.
In the case of the Iskander cruise missiles, which caused heavy damage to Ukrainian military and civilian infrastructure, Russia had only 120 additional units.
Faced with the impossibility of guaranteeing significant progress on the battlefield, the Russian military has opted to launch massive bombing raids against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and as winter approaches, Kiev asks the West to urgently send anti-aircraft batteries.
The military offensive launched by Russia in Ukraine on February 24 has already led to the flight of more than 13 million people – more than six million internally displaced persons and more than 7.8 million to European countries – according to the most recent data from the UN, which classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russian security – was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and Russia political and economic sanctions.
The UN presented 6,595 dead civilians and 10,189 wounded as confirmed since the start of the war, underlining that these numbers are well below the real ones.
Source: DN
