Ukraine has received about 10% of the weapons it has requested from Western partners to counter russian troops, announced Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar on the national telethon, reported Dzerkalo Tyzhnya.
"Russia has higher armament capabilities and the number of troops. No matter what efforts Ukraine makes today, no matter how professional our army is, without the help of Western partners, we will not be able to win this war ... Out of the total that Ukraine considered necessary, we received about 10%," said Malyar.
According to her, the Ukrainian military spends about 5-6 thousand shells in one day of the war. At the same time, the Russian invaders spend ten times more.
Malyar added that russia, with the help of its agents, is trying to disrupt arms supplies to Ukraine, both at the stage of negotiations and during transit through third countries.
According to The Washington Post, with reference to US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl, the United States government will send additional multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine.
On June 13, Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, released the list of weapons Ukraine needs to win the war with russia, notably 1,000 155 mm howitzers, 300 MLRS, 500 tanks, 2,000 armored vehicles, 1,000 drones.