KIEV (dpa-AFX) – Ukrainian presidential advisor Mykhailo Podoljak is calling for more weapons from allies in the defensive fight against the Russian invaders. “The problem in this phase of the war is that the number of weapons, drones, grenades, etc. is not evenly distributed. That has to be balanced,” he told “Bild” (Saturday). There is only one scenario: the maximum strengthening of Ukraine with high-tech weapons. “Everyone should not talk, but invest a lot in military production, in consumer goods: long-range missiles, drones, grenades, artillery pieces. The number of weapons should be large.”
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s adviser pointed to the long front. His country defends itself in several directions and attacks in several directions. “The entire front line is 1,300 kilometers, and the fighting is taking place over 600 to 800 kilometers.” Podoljak described the current military situation as difficult because the intensity of the fighting does not decrease, regardless of climatic factors. But Russia has not made any significant progress for a year. “Russia is fighting with masses, a covert mobilization has been carried out, a lot of manpower has been sent towards the front, a lot of equipment has been concentrated, and all this must be destroyed.”
He assumes that the war is based on the ideas of the Russian President Wladimir Putin will continue “until he conquers the entire territory of Ukraine, until he achieves supremacy in Europe, until he conquers other post-Soviet territories.” Because: “A person doesn’t go to a big war after destroying his reputation and relationships if he wants to be satisfied with little. That’s nonsense.”/hme/DP/he