Russia wants to launch an offensive in the East as soon as possible, because it is afraid that Western weapons and tanks will soon arrive in Ukraine . After all, as soon as we accumulate the latest weapons, we will drive out the enemies and go on the counteroffensive. APU Oleksiy Hetman. He appreciated the possibility of providing Ukraine with long-range missiles from the UK.
The analyst stressed that now it is interesting to watch how certain countries alternately become leaders in the supply of any weapons.
He recalled that it happened with tanks – while some countries found it difficult, the Americans said that they would supply us with Abrams, after that other states also began to decide on the provision of tanks.
The same can be with long-range missiles. If Britain has already made such a decision for itself and we will soon see these weapons in Ukraine, then ATACMS and other missiles that can hit a target at 300 kilometers may appear in our arsenal. – Hetman said.
In his opinion, by and large, we can assume that thisis the preparation for our counteroffensive.
“Perhaps that is why our partners told us not to rush the offensive, so that we have time to get the appropriate weapons,” the military analyst suggested.
Hetman spoke about the supply of Western weapons: video
He noted that according to international documents, a medium-range missile is considered a missile with a range of up to 500 kilometers. Such agreements were once signed, but the United States withdrew because the Soviet Union did not comply with the conditions.
Zelensky's visit to Britain: what weapons can be provided to Ukraine
- During his speech before the UK Parliament, Volodymyr Zelensky asked for combat aircraft for Ukraine, necessary to strengthen the defense of the Ukrainian skies.
- Subsequently, Rishi Sunak asked Defense Secretary Ben Wallace to investigate which aircraft the UK could transfer to Ukraine.
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- The leaders of these countries signed the “Declaration of Unity”, so Ukraine and the UK have consolidated a powerful alliance. The President said that the states agreed on a powerful amount of armored vehicles, the supply of long-range weapons and agreed to start training Ukrainian pilots
- Experts note that the UK also has long-range missiles that Ukraine needs to destroy the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Even a small amount of such weapons would change the course of the war.
- In particular, Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Roman Svitan explained that one of the good options that Ukraine is counting on is the Storm Shadow missile. It is a cruise missile with a range of 250 to 1000 km.
