05 May 2023, Saxony-Anhalt, Klietz: Ukrainian soldiers work on a Leopard 1 A5 main battle tank. German Defense Minister Pistorius and his Danish counterpart Lund Poulsen visited the training of Ukrainian soldiers on Leopard 1 A5 main battle tanks. At the Bundeswehr site in Klietz in the north of Saxony-Anhalt, the soldiers are being trained to use and maintain the weapon system. German and Danish instructors are deployed for this purpose, supported by technicians from industry. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa (Photo by Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Ukraine has the minimum necessary armaments to initiate a counteroffensive. This was stated by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview with the Japanese TV channel NHK.
“Many civilians are still under Russian occupation, and we cannot afford to waste any more time. We already have the minimum necessary armaments. I can only say that this (counteroffensive) will start soon”, Budanov said.
At the same time, he emphasized that more weapons, including fighters, are needed to liberate our territory from the occupiers.
“We must drive Russia out of our territory. We must use all our forces and resources to achieve this goal. We need large stocks of weapons and ammunition for the successful continuation of the operation”, Budanov stressed.
As we reported, the EU has provided Ukraine with 220,000 artillery shells since the beginning of the year. In total, Ukraine has received 600 types of Western armaments.
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