2023-07-01 23:33:37
According to the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Russian air superiority and minefields are the biggest problems for the Ukrainian troops in their counteroffensive to evacuate advancing troops, Kuleba said in an interview in Kiev with “Bild”, “Welt” and “Politico”.
The Russian fortifications, reinforced with concrete, steel and other materials, are difficult to destroy. In addition, the armed forces are suffering “that we lack anti-aircraft, anti-helicopter and anti-aircraft weapons on the ground,” Kuleba said. With the use of combat helicopters and combat aircraft, the Russians managed to “hit our counter-offensive forces.”
Most recently, Kiev had reacted angrily to criticism of the slow progress of the counteroffensive. However, it is also clear to the Ukrainian leadership that they must show results against the background of Western arms aid.
Kuleba said the Western allies’ decision to supply modern Western fighter jets could have been made earlier. “If the decision about the planes had been made about eight months ago, we probably would have made it now.” As since the first day of the war, “we ask our partners to expedite deliveries”. But he has no doubt “that Western aircraft will fight in Ukrainian airspace.”
Kuleba was also annoyed by criticism of the lack of progress in the counteroffensive. “We feel frustrated by those who are now saying, ‘Oh, this isn’t going well.’ He called out to the critics: “Come and try to walk even ten steps on the battlefield without being killed.” Despite all this, he was convinced of the victory over the Russian troops. “Every day I see the recent achievements of our forces, I see the dynamics of the battle. And I don’t see a single reason why our counter-offensive shouldn’t be successful.”
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