The occupiers had large military resources. It can only be resisted with the help of high-precision weapons, believes the head of the Defense Ministry.
The viability of the Ukrainian front will be strengthened in the Black Sea by the anti-ship systems that already exist, and there will still be more. This was announced on Friday, June 24, by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, reports Freedom.
“There will be more MLRS systems and, accordingly, missiles with the appropriate accuracy and range of hit. The main thing is we will show our partners that we can apply this doctrine,” Reznikov said.
The Minister added that the Ministry of Defense is constantly discussing with partners the need for the supply of tanks and aircraft. He stressed that so far there has been no political decision to provide such equipment.
“Support from other countries is very important and critical. Thanks to this resource Ukraine will win,” said Oleksiy Reznikov.
At the same time, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that in November 2021 in the United States he was told that Ukraine will not receive American Stingers. Therefore, today the minister is optimistic about the provision of tanks and aircraft in Ukraine.
“Of course, there are things that have not been resolved in principle. But we continue to convince our partners that we need it,” Reznikov said.
At the same time, Reznikov noted that Ukraine receives an unprecedented amount of assistance.
“The total amount of assistance is about 5 billion, which includes many different things we use. Compared to 2021, the total amount of assistance is 300-500 million dollars. And for this year it is 5 billion dollars that and it is the only United States of America, ”the minister said.
He added that Canada, for example, has made a decision about 500 million. Then 500 million times. There are countries that are willing to pay money for weapons for Ukraine, because they do not have it in their warehouses.
“Many of the things we get are supplied by the armed forces from warehouses that need reopening. They can’t go into battle right away. In addition, we need to train the Ukrainian military, financial educators. Even just bring in of weapons in the ocean and pay for a cargo plane that uses fuel – hundreds of thousands of dollars, “stressed the minister.
Reznikov added that in the past month and a half, Ukraine has received approximately 200 barrels of 155 caliber.
“And it strongly changes the picture of combat, because they’re very accurate, very effective and our gunners use them very well,” he said.
He also noted that the occupiers had vast resources.
“The Russians use up to a thousand shells per hour, trying to squeeze the psychological state of our brave military personnel who give everything to protect our freedom. The Russians now have unlimited resources, and only effective weapons with the doctrine of a different approach.the use can be counteracted against it, “he said. Reznikov.
In this regard, Aleksey Arestovich, an adviser to the head of the Office of the President, recalled in a conversation with Russian human rights activist and blogger Mark Feigin, that American weapons have not yet been delivered to Ukraine under of Lend-Lease.
“Let me remind you that Lend-Lease has not been launched yet. It will only work from October 1 from the start of the new financial year. Currently, weapons are transferred only by order of the President of the United States. But accordingly, when it works, it will generally be fun, ”Alexei Arestovich said.
Also, the U.S. Department of Defense reported that all HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems promised by the United States will be in Ukraine until mid -July, Radio Liberty wrote.
They noticed that the first batch of four HIMARS was in Ukraine.
“I can not comment specifically on where they are, but in Ukraine. Therefore, the Ukrainian armed forces are capable of using HIMARS in combat. They are served by a trained crew trained both in terms of operation and in terms of maintenance and support, ” – said a representative of the US Department of Defense.
He did not name the exact time of delivery of MLRS in Ukraine, but noted that it will happen soon.
“And now we have another training group to use the second batch of HIMARS that we announced yesterday. These opportunities are in Ukraine,” he added.
HIMARS can reach targets up to 80 kilometers away, which is beyond the range of many of Russia’s rocket launchers. It is believed that this will help the Ukrainian army, in particular, in artillery confrontation, which the Russian Federation now has a significant advantage.
It will be recalled that on Thursday, June 23, the United States announced the provision of a new tranche of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 450 million. The package includes weapons and equipment, including the new HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and thousands of additional artillery ammunition already donated.
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