Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine will be able to halt Russian troops “as soon as the arms supplies arrive.” Meanwhile, Russian authorities reported a Ukrainian drone attack on an oil refinery.
Ukraine intends to regain momentum on the battlefield with the delivery of Western weapons President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
“We are putting maximum pressure on our partners to increase weapon deliveries,” Zelenskyy told a press conference in Kyiv alongside European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.
“If the delivery of weapons is increased, we will be able to stop (Russian forces) in the east, where they have the initiative.”
Air raid sirens went off during the press conference — a reminder of the persistent threat of Russian missile and drone attacks.
Meanwhile, Metsola said European Union needs to take responsibility for supporting Ukraine on the battlefield.
“We are painfully aware that Ukraine urgently needs more equipment and air-defense systems to defend itself against the aggressor,” she said.
Russia outnumbers Ukraine in terms of troops and ammunition, and is pressing hard in parts of eastern Ukraine to penetrate deeper into the Donetsk region that it partly occupies.
Zelenskyy said Russia is gathering troops in this region ahead of a major offensive, but he added that not everything was going as well for the Russians as they thought, without providing details.
“It’s not that I’m trying to lift your spirits. This is the reality,” he said.
Source: Dw
