‘Number two’ of Ukrainian military intelligence, Vadim Skibitski, confirmed this Friday. The army has exhausted its ammunition reserves and is dependent only on international military aid. To defend against Russian invasion.
“This has turned into an artillery battle and we are losing,” Skibitski told the British newspaper The Guardian. “Everything depends on the help the West is giving us right now. We have consumed almost all of our artillery ammunition.“, warned the head of intelligence.
Ukraine fired between 5,000 and 6,000 cannonballs a day, Considering that before the start of the conflict Russia was ahead of Ukraine “10 to 15 rounds to one”. “Our international allies,” he said, “gave us 10 percent of what Moscow has.”
Ukraine’s main goal is to ensure that the West supplies what is expected as soon as possible. long range multiple launch rocket systems It wants to destroy Russian artillery posts and hopes to finalize a proposal before the next NATO contact group meeting on 15 June.
Ukraine’s government, as announced this week by presidential adviser Oleksi Arestovichyou need at least 60 unitsFears that these rockets might hit Russian soil are far less than the international community is willing to commit, meaning the conflict escalates exponentially.
However, the Ukrainian vice-president of military intelligence perceives some weaknesses in the Russian artillery strike, mainly as international sanctions begin to take effect, and which seem to have diminished in intensity in recent days. Moscow can no longer replenish its arsenal at the same rate. “They’re using very old, Soviet-made H-22 rockets, which means they’re out of rockets,” Skibitski said.
Regarding the current state of the combat front, the consultant confirms that the vast majority of the attacks of the Russian forces are concentrated in the Donbas region, and the threat to other areas in the northeast, for example, Kharkov – the second largest city – Kharkov. country – seems to have decreased. Russian forces there seem to have adopted Defensive position after the Ukrainian counteroffensive in May.
In the south, the situation in Zaporizhia and Kherson is extremely serious because The Russians consolidated their position in both cities -almost full- and “up to two and three lines of defense”.