A German newspaper writes that the Ukrainian army’s counterattack was “slower and slower than expected” due to the lack of air defense and aviation. bild.
“There are not enough air defense systems, there are not enough self-owned aircraft, the urgent requests in the past months are not enough. [президент Украины] Volodymyr Zelensky, ”says the article.
As one of the Ukrainian soldiers told the broadcast, when fired from helicopters from eight kilometers away, they have nothing to reply from afar.
At the same time, the lack of equipment is not the only reason for the slow counterattack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The publication notes that the Russian defensive lines are much better built than they were “during the autumn counterattack.”
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