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Foreign weapons “already at the front,” says Ukraine deputy defense minister
Ukraine’s deputy protection minister, Hanna Maliar, says that weapons provided to Kyiv by the US and different companions are already deployed to the entrance strains.
“Aside from the Javelins and Stingers, 155 mm American howitzers are already getting used on the entrance,” Maliar mentioned in a briefing on Wednesday.
“We’re working to speed up the tempo of support, as that is the lifetime of our troopers.”
A senior US protection official advised reporters on Tuesday that 89 of the 90 Howitzers the US agreed to provide to Ukraine have been transferred to Ukrainian possession.
Maliar mentioned that the availability of overseas weapons had settled right into a routine, regardless of Russian efforts to destroy transport infrastructure.
“We now have already acquired numerous weapons. However now now we have entered the interval of rhythmic provide of weapons to Ukraine,” she added.
She additionally prompt that new preparations would assist Ukraine maintain an extended battle.
“A lend lease package deal is at present being thought of. We obtain assist from the European Union and different nations,” she mentioned.
“That’s, we’re coming into a brand new part of the conflict. Russia is driving itself right into a state the place it will be unable to win ‘the conflict of kit.’
“Nevertheless, till this victory comes, we could have a number of tough weeks, and perhaps even months,” she mentioned.
Maliar additionally mentioned Ukrainian manufacturing strains have been being ramped up.
“We’re making a strategic guess on the event of our personal manufacturing. Producers are already loaded with navy orders to the top of the 12 months. As well as, the Protection Ministry buys protecting gear from overseas,” she mentioned.
Within the first ten days of Could, the Ukrainian armed forces had acquired greater than 34,000 physique armor vests, she mentioned.