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Ukraine insists on long-range missiles, entrenched in Bakhmut ahead of Russian offensive

Ukrainian soldiers rest while digging a trench near Bakhmut on February 1, 2023, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. | Fountain: AFP

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Ukraine is trying to convince its allies to send long-range missiles into the country as soon as possible, and on the ground it clings to the defense of Bakhmut, its “fortress” in the east of the Donetsk region, from Russian troops.

“We’re not going to give up bahmut”We will fight as long as we can, this is our strength,” President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, speaking in Kyiv with the heads of the European Commission (EC) and the Council of Europe, Ursula von der. Leyen and Charles Michel, respectively.

Zelensky added that if the supply of long-range weapons is accelerated, Ukraine “will not only save bahmut rather, it will liberate Donbass, which has been occupied since 2014.”

Bakhmut crossroads

However, international media such as CNN and others have been speculating for days about the alleged recommendation of the US and some European countries Ukraine give up protection bahmut at any cost and gather forces for their own counteroffensive.

Possible fall bahmutwhich Russian troops have been trying to capture for several months, would allow Moscow to cut off the supply lines of the forces Ukraine in the area and open the road to the Ukrainian strongholds of Kramatorsk and Slavyansk.

The situation in the city has worsened in recent weeks due to growing pressure from Russiawhich, in the opinion of some pro-Russian analysts and politicians, could leave the Ukrainian leadership with the need to decide whether to continue resistance or opt for a tactical withdrawal.

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This handout photo, taken and published by the Press Office of the President of Ukraine on February 3, 2023, shows President of the European Council Charles Michel (CL), President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (center), President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (CR) as they arrive for a working meeting during the EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv. | Fountain: AFP

Russian forces claim that at the moment there are no signs of a possible withdrawal of Ukrainian troops, but on the contrary, Kyiv on the night of Thursday even began to concentrate more troops in the area of ​​​​n. bahmut.

“We pay a very high price for protection baimut, but we cannot leave it,” Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, admitted in an interview with the newspaper. 20 minutes.

He added that the people of Kiev are giving their lives for the right of Ukrainians to live in their home.

“bahmut This is not just some place, this is our home,” he said, without naming the number of Ukrainian losses in this city, what will be done “when the war is over” and it will be possible to check the losses “by the piece”. ”

This was announced on Thursday by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov. Ukraine she was ready to give her partners guarantees that long-range weapons would not be used to attack Russian territory.

Will the US have long-range missiles?

According to some US media reports, a new military aid package for Ukraine which the US plans to announce soon will include long-range projectiles.

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Black smoke rises after the shelling of Bakhmut on February 3, 2023 against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Fountain: AFP

These are GLSDB (Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb) missiles, high-precision missiles capable of hitting targets at a distance of 150 kilometers, which are manufactured by Boeing.

Podolyak stressed that “each stage” of the competition requires certain resources.

“First of all, we need missiles with a range of 150-200 kilometers in order to be able to cut off the supply of troops Russia; We are already negotiating, but we will confirm this only when we have them. Then we needed at least two armored assault brigades, from 350 to 450 tanks, with which we could quickly penetrate the occupied territories and liberate them, ”he told 20 Minutes.

This was stated today in an interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba. BBC Ukraine that after an agreement with the West on the supply of tanks, the next step is combat aircraft and long-range missiles, which are necessary to “protect the sky and destroy the military infrastructure of the occupying forces.”

“We have been talking about this for a long time, we have been doing it since the beginning of the war, but now we are approaching the goal,” he said.

He also assured that Kyiv would use these weapons only on national territory.

critical months

Meanwhile, the director of the CIA, William Burnsbelieves that the next six months will be “critical” in Ukraine and that Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the “political fatigue” that the conflict represents for the West could give his army a new opportunity to win on the battlefield.

“The key will be on the battlefield in the next six months, or so it seems to us,” Burns said in statements broadcast by the American network. CBS News.

“I think the next period will be absolutely decisive,” he repeated.

Former US Ambassador to Russia He claimed that Western intelligence showed that Moscow was not interested in peace talks, despite the fact that from time to time reports were released that seemed to say otherwise.

“We don’t think Putin is taking the talks seriously,” he said (according to EFE).


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