Ukraine calls for more Western arms after Russian setback
September 13, 2022, 8:46 am

Ukraine calls for more Western arms after Russian setback

Soldiers of the 113th separate brigade of territorial defense released vasylenkove and artemívku in Kharkiv region - President Volodymyr Zelensky's official Facebook account

Ukraine‘s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the West to speed up deliveries of weapons systems as Ukrainian troops move to consolidate control over a large swath of northeastern territory seized back from Russia.

Since Moscow abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday (Sep 10), marking its worst defeat since the early days of the war, Ukrainian troops have recaptured dozens of towns in a stunning shift in battleground momentum.

On Monday (Sep 12), Ukrainian troops expanded their territorial gains, pushing all the way to the country’s northeastern border in places, and claimed to have captured a record number of Russian soldiers as part of the lightning advance that forced Moscow to make a hasty retreat.

Blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flags fluttered over newly liberated towns across a wide swath of reclaimed land.

The Ukrainian military said it had freed more than 20 settlements in 24 hours. In recent days, Kyiv’s forces have captured territory at least twice the size of greater London, according to the British Defense Ministry.

Через рік знову зустрілися з Fareed Zakaria в Києві та поспілкувалися на актуальні теми. Як завжди, щиро та по суті – про просування наших військ на різних напрямках, те, як війна змінила нас і коли Україна піде на перемовини з Росією. А також про підтримку України з боку США, питання санкцій проти агресора й нашу боротьбу.
Posted by Володимир Зеленський on Monday, September 12, 2022

Zelenskyy said Ukraine had recaptured roughly 6,000 square km (2,400 square miles) of territory, a sliver of Ukraine’s overall land mass of around 600,000 square km.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Ukrainian forces have made “significant progress” with Western support.

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“What they have done is very methodically planned out and of course it’s benefited from significant support from the United States and many other countries in terms of making sure that Ukraine has in its hands the equipment it needs to prosecute this counteroffensive,” Blinken said during a news conference in Mexico City.

Washington announced its latest weapons programme for Ukraine last week, including ammunition for HIMARS anti-rocket systems, and has previously sent Ukraine NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems, which are capable of shooting down aircraft.

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