AFU soldierWASHINGTON, Apr 3 U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken promised that thanks to Western aid, Ukrainian forces will soon have ten anti-tank systems for every Russian tank. «For every Russian tank in Ukraine, there are or will soon be more than ten anti-tank systems,» he told CNN. /04/22c656bb617a7cd623b9232b34f53901.jpg» />Blinken did not answer the question about security guarantees for UkraineBlinken refused to answer the question whether the Western allies plan to supply Soviet-made tanks to the Ukrainian military. He recalled that in the past month alone, the volume of military assistance to Ukraine amounted to 1 .6 billion dollars. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
