The Ukrainian army said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) used machine guns “Maxim” of the XIX century in the battles in Artemivsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut), against the background of the lack of modern weapons. writes about it Telegram.
According to the army of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he often noticed the Maxim machine gun in fixed positions.
In early March, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference with his Latvian counterpart Egils Levits declarationThat the Ukrainian army has a shortage of weapons and ammunition. In this context, he emphasized that the West should accelerate the supply of warplanes, tanks, artillery and ammunition. The Ukrainian politician added that the country needs weapons not for attacks on Russia, but for trying to return areas that Kiev still considers as its own.
A member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on social networks about the lack of ammunition and “bullet starvation” at the positions in Artemovsk.