KIEV (dpa-AFX) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj sees an effect in the increasing attacks by his armed forces on targets in Russia’s rear. “We have the correct, necessary results in destroying the enemy’s military infrastructure,” he said in his evening video message from Kiev.
The attacks with long-range weapons were not directed against civilian targets. “Ukraine is defending itself against aggression, and our attacks are directed exclusively against military targets,” he said.
Ukraine has been resisting a Russian invasion for almost three years and is therefore trying to hit the enemy on its own territory. The Ukrainian army is inferior in the firepower of rockets and cruise missiles. However, Ukraine is gradually expanding longer-range weapons. Since the fall, Kiev has been allowed to use Western weapons for attacks against Russian troop gatherings or ammunition depots.
Ukraine uses its own drones to hit oil refineries or factories 1,000 kilometers away on Russian territory. Drone hits on high-rise residential buildings in the Russian city of Kazan at the end of last week do not fit into this picture.
Praise for faster US arms deliveries
Zelensky praised the fact that the US has recently accelerated its military aid. “It is very important that the United States increases its supplies now,” he said. “The pace of deliveries should be such that it slows down Russian attacks.”
The outgoing US leadership under President Joe Biden has tried in recent weeks to spend as much of the approved money as possible on military aid. It is unclear what policy future President Donald Trump will pursue towards Ukraine./fko/DP/he