KA Ukraine needs “constant” military support from Western countries, not “one-time” help, until it defeats Moscow’s forces, the country’s Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Malyar said on Sunday.
“We have entered a protracted war and we will need constant support. The West must understand that their help cannot be one-off, but must continue until we win,” Ganna Malyar told local media.
Ukraine awaits the delivery of more advanced missile systems, promised by US President Joe Biden, and hopes that this shipment of new weapons will change the balance of forces against Russia in the east of the country.
The United States announced on Wednesday that it would send four Himars (light armored vehicle-mounted multiple rocket launchers) systems to Ukraine plus 1,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles and four Mi-17 helicopters as part of a new military aid package.
US Deputy Defense Secretary Colin Kahl said Ukrainian forces would need around three weeks of training to use Himars, high-mobility guided missile launchers, which could give the Ukrainians a range and accuracy advantage in battle. through the Donbass.
Several countries provided military assistance to Ukraine in its defense against the Russian invasion, which began on February 24, always on the condition that they themselves did not become belligerents.
Russian strikes hit kyiv early today for the first time since late April, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to expand the targets if the West supplies Ukraine with long-range missiles.
In the case of such deliveries, Russia will attack “hitherto unselected locations,” Putin told Rossiya-1 television channel, without elaborating which locations he was referring to.
Source: Observadora
