Kremlin lambasts ‘hostile’ Nato as heavy fighting continues in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Mr Austin said he had no announcement to make on Ukraine’s request for western warplanes, and focused instead on the need to deliver swiftly the tanks, armoured fighting vehicles, missiles, artillery systems and ammunition that Kyiv’s allies have already pledged.
“It’s a monumental task to bring all those systems together and get the troops trained on those platforms.” “When it comes to artillery, we need ammunition, we need spare parts, we need maintenance, we need all the logistics to ensure that we are able to sustain these weapon systems,” he added, having noted that Ukraine is using ammunition at a rate “many times higher than our current rate of production”.
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