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KYIV, February 15 (Reuters) – Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky NATO where defense ministers met on Wednesday and Russia while bombarding the eastern front line, seen as the primary saviors of the new offensive, more and more military urged to be quick in sending help.
Most of the Russian artillery fire bombed the city of Donetsk region and the president It is aimed at Bakhmut, the main target of Vladimir Putin. The one there Ukraine troops have fortified positions on the eve of street battles.
The capture of Bakhmut would be a step in Russia’s advance on the two major Donetsk cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk and would give Moscow a boost after months of battlefield setbacks since its invasion last February.
NATODefense ministers were meeting in Brussels to discuss war and reserves. Zelensky said that Russia Ukraine and rushes to achieve as much as he can in a final push so that his allies can gather strength.
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“That’s why speed is the key,” he said in a video address in the evening.
“Speed in everything—making decisions, executing decisions, sending supplies, training. Speed saves lives, speed restores safety, and I thank all our partners who understand that speed matters.”
Ukraine uses missiles faster than the West can.
USADefense Minister Lloyd Austin, of Ukraine has said it expects to launch its own offensive against Russia in the spring, and that Kiev’s allies are trying to provide it with the armor, firepower and logistics to make it effective.
Austin said at a meeting of defense ministers:of Ukraine has urgent requirements to help him fulfill this important point in the course of the war. We believe that there will be a window of opportunity for them to take initiative.”
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said that Putin “preparing for more war, new attacks and new attacks”.
As the first anniversary of the invasion of Russia approaches, the Kremlin of Ukraine intensified operations in large areas to the south and east, and a new major offensive was widely expected.
In the evening report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Russia forces in the Bakhmut part of the front line, including the city itself 20He said that more than 100 towns and villages have been trained in mortar and artillery fire.
They also fired rockets at the industrial cities of Kostyantynivka and Kramatorsk in Donetsk.
White House spokesman John Kirby said Russian forces had made incremental progress in their assault on Bakhmut.
Tuesday Britainsaid Wagner Group mercenaries leading Russia’s offensive on Bakhmut have made small gains on its northern edges over the past three days.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Wagner, said that Russian troops will not be able to capture the city soon. In his post on the Telegram platform, Prigozhin said that Ukraine is getting stronger with up to 500 new fighters per day.
MORE MILITARY AID?
With battle tanks promised last month, Ukraine needs fighter jets and longer-range missiles to repel any significant new Russian offensive and help turn the tide against Moscow’s vastly superior firepower.
Germany has dashed Kiev’s hopes for fighter jets now that its defense minister has said it is not a focus at this point, but will definitely be discussed.
“Only when Ukraine’s skies remain safe for the next three to four months can we talk about all other steps,” he said on Tuesday.
In order to eliminate threats to security, the occupation was called “special military “operation”, the Kremlin said that NATO is showing its hostility towards Russia every day and is getting more and more involved in the conflict.
Kyiv and its allies call Russia’s actions an unprovoked land grab.
Ukrainian officials also said the Russians suffered heavy casualties, including tanks, armored vehicles and personnel, around the town of Vuhledar, 150 km (90 miles) southwest of Bakhmut.
Reuters could not independently verify reports of the battlefield.
Two officers 30 km northeast of the snowy Ukrainian front line between Vuhledar and Marinka and 400 meters (1,300 ft) from Russian positions Kyiv said that his forces stood firmly against the intensification of Russian artillery and mortar fire.
Russia currently controls the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye, including the nuclear plant, and almost all of Luhansk and more than half of Donetsk, including the regional capital.
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The Russian Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reporting by Caleb Davis, Sabine Siebold, Pavel Polityuk, Ron Popeski, Lydia Kelly, Aleksandar Vasovic, Tassilo Hummel, Steve Holland, Doina Chiacu, Ron Popeski and David Ljunggren; Written by Kostas Pitas; Edited by Caitlin Webber
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2023-02-15 03:08:15
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