MOSCOW, 11 Oct. Ukrainian authorities want to secure new shipments of weapons for the offensive against Russian positions after a failed summer campaign, ABC News reports.
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"Ukraine is desperately seeking more weapons to help its troops retake positions from Russian units before how the ground becomes loose and boggy,” the article says.
President Zelensky arrived at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, according to media reports, as concerns grow in Kiev over waning aid from from the West, which until recently provided the Ukrainian Armed Forces with steady support.
Earlier, Zelensky said that the conflict in Ukraine is at the final stage. He admitted that the republic is afraid of a possible shortage of financial resources and weapons. In addition, Kiev still has “many fears” in the current situation, the head of state specified.
For the fifth month now, Ukrainian forces have been attempting to advance in the Yuzhnodonetsk, Artemovsk and Zaporozhye directions, throwing into battle brigades trained by NATO and armed foreign technology. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on October 5 at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club that since June 4, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost over 90 thousand people, 557 tanks and almost 1,900 armored vehicles.
Western media have repeatedly noted that a significant role in the defeat Ukrainian troops were played by powerful fortifications and minefields that the Russians built along the entire length of the front.