Ukraine will try to hold the front line for the next six months until it receives F-16s and increases production of Western ammunition.
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Ukrainian officials are concerned that the Russian offensive could gain significant momentum by the summer if allies do not increase supplies of ammunition, according to a person familiar with their analysis, Bloomberg writes.
At the same time, according to the head of the NATO military committee, Rob Bauer, who is quoted by the publication, “a large offensive will still be a problem for the Kremlin,” since, despite the lack of resources in Ukraine, Russia will need many more soldiers, as well as heavy and transport tanks. means to launch an offensive
According to Ukrainian intelligence estimates, as the publication writes, Putin has not abandoned his goal of capturing large cities, in particular, Kyiv and Odessa.
Ukraine’s strategy is to try to hold the front line as much as possible in the second half of the year, when it could receive F-16 fighter jets and Western ammunition production should increase, Bloomberg adds.
At the end of February 2024, in an interview with CNN, Zelensky said that without US help, it would not only be difficult for Ukraine to win new victories on the battlefield, but also difficult to hold the line this year.
Source: Racurs
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