The Ukrainian counter-offensive has made very slow progress over the past two weeks: only eight villages have been liberated so far. The US has expressed disappointment with the mediocre results of the counteroffensive. And for this Zelenskyy still demands weapons
Zelensky’s strength: demand more weapons.
“The Ukrainian army protects Europe from the Russians, but for that they need more weapons.”
Strong statement by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyywho has returned since Friday to ask the Allies for further help.
“Kiev needs F-16 aircraft and tactical missile systems (ATACMS),” Zelenskyy said.
“The security of Europe’s eastern flank depends only on the Ukrainian defense,” Zelenskyy repeated to avoid any doubt.
Slow and ineffective counteroffensive
The progress of the Ukrainian counteroffensive has been very slow over the past two weeks: only eight villages have been liberated so far (Novodarivka, Levadne, Storozheve, Makarivka, Blagodatne, Lobkovebe, Neskuchne and Pyatykhakty).
Even the US has expressed, albeit not openly, its disappointment with the so far mediocre results of the long-awaited counter-offensive.
In an interview with the English newspaper The Guardian, the commander of the Kiev land forces said, Oleksandr Syrskyi, He admitted that “the situation is difficult” and that penetrating the Russian defenses was more difficult than expected.
More bombing raids on Ukraine
On the 486th day of the war, Russian bombing continued: during the night Sumy and Dnipetrovsk oblasts (including the city of Nikopol) were hit, killing at least one victim, a 71-year-old man.