“The situation on the front line, and in particular in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, remains extremely difficult. It is literally a meter by meter battle.”Zelensky declared in his late-night speech.
On the ground in the Eastern Ukraine, an AFP team heard heavy artillery fire towards the Russian lines around the city of Bakhmut, the target of a huge Russian offensive. The city is not considered strategic but it became a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance in this conflict.
The head of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, admitted that Bakhmut “is not going to be taken tomorrow, because there is strong resistance and shelling. It is a working meat grinder.”
On Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg admitted that Ukraine is using ammunition well beyond NATO’s capacity to produce it, and warned that contracts with arms industries need to be strengthened.
According to the German press, those contracts would allow for the delivery of 300,000 munitions to Ukraine starting in July.
Ukraine’s Western allies pledged on Tuesday in Brussels to maintain the huge amounts of ammunition and weapons Ukraine needs, while fighting for the city of Bakhmut raged.
The president of Ukraine it has toned down its demands for fighter jets, after getting promises of tanks, air defense and missiles from allies.
Gathered at the headquarters of the NATO In Brussels, Ukraine’s allies focused on ensuring the flow of ammunition and armor they need to face the Russian offensive on the ground.
Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov, He said his country’s priorities were to improve air defense, bolster tank supplies and ensure ammunition stocks.
Source: Ambito
