Ukrainian servicemen in Donetsk regionLONDON, June 10 Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Vadym Skibitsky said, that Ukrainian troops have almost used up all artillery ammunition and rely on weapons from the West. According to him, Ukrainian troops are losing in terms of artillery. He stressed that «everything now depends» on what «the West gives» to Ukraine. Skibitsky added that Ukraine has one artillery piece for every 10-15 Russian ones, and Western partners have given Ukraine «about 10% of what they have.» caliber,” Skibitsky told the British Guardian newspaper. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
