Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow trying to ‘maximise depletion of our troops’ before aid arrives, Ukraine army chief says
Ukraine says Russia is intensifying attacks and trying to gain more territory before military aid, including F-16 jets, arriveThe Kremlin said on Monday that a Kyiv-led international peace summit on Ukraine that it was not invited to produced “zero” results.Key regional powers including Brazil, India, South Africa and Saudi Arabia failed to sign up to a joint communique issued at the end of the conference in which more than 80 countries and international organisations endorsed its territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s invasion (you can read our full report on the communique here).The enemy is well aware that as a result of the gradual receipt of a significant amount of weapons and military equipment from our partners, and the arrival of the first F-16s, which will strengthen our air defence, time will play in our favour and its chances of success will decrease.Therefore, the command of Russia’s troops is currently making every effort to increase the intensity and expand the geography of hostilities in order to maximise the depletion of our troops, disrupt the training of reserves and prevent the transition to active offensive actions. Continue reading...
Ukraine says Russia is intensifying attacks and trying to gain more territory before military aid, including F-16 jets, arrive
The Kremlin said on Monday that a Kyiv-led international peace summit on Ukraine that it was not invited to produced “zero” results.
Key regional powers including Brazil, India, South Africa and Saudi Arabia failed to sign up to a joint communique issued at the end of the conference in which more than 80 countries and international organisations endorsed its territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s invasion (you can read our full report on the communique here).
The enemy is well aware that as a result of the gradual receipt of a significant amount of weapons and military equipment from our partners, and the arrival of the first F-16s, which will strengthen our air defence, time will play in our favour and its chances of success will decrease.
Therefore, the command of Russia’s troops is currently making every effort to increase the intensity and expand the geography of hostilities in order to maximise the depletion of our troops, disrupt the training of reserves and prevent the transition to active offensive actions. Continue reading...