Ukraine admits destruction of defense industry

“Both sides suffered losses. If you think we won’t lose, you’re sorely mistaken. In fact, the force Russia destroyed our defense industry and are ending it. They are also wreaking havoc on the civilian industry,” the Presidential adviser Ukraine Alexey Arestovich on March 31 said.

Arestovich said that Russia’s goal is to turn Ukraine into a “no one cares” country, like “a destroyed territory”.

Russia has not commented on the statement of the adviser to the President of Ukraine. Earlier, Russia insisted that it did not target civilians and accused “Ukrainian nationalists of using civilians as human shields” as well as staging attacks on people.

The Russian military also regularly publishes information about missile raids targeting Ukraine’s arsenals, air defense complexes and heavy weapons, especially the S-300 missile complex.

Russia announced the destruction of the S-300 missile depot near Kiev

Mr. Arestovich made his comments in the context of the latest round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine that took place earlier this week in Istanbul, Turkey. The adviser to the President of Ukraine said that this round of negotiations “marks an important victory for Ukraine’s diplomacy”, and stated that Kiev does not accept any compromise and has instead improved the negotiating position of Ukraine. me.

“Security guarantees are emerging. Many countries such as the US, UK, Poland, all permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Turkey, have all agreed to provide security guarantees. For us, China is looking at this,” Arestovich said.

When asked if Washington is ready to become a security guarantor for Kiev, White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said on March 30 that the US is constantly in discussions with the Ukrainian side, but has not been able to share anything. specifically at this time.

German officials insist that Ukraine can rely 100% on their assistance in ensuring security. However, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that at the moment negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have not made the necessary progress and that Kiev and Moscow may be understanding the proposals completely differently.

Russia launched a special military operation on February 24 to “demilitarize and de-fascist Ukraine”. Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on March 29 are considered an important step for the two sides to reach an agreement after more than a month of hostilities.

However, in a phone call with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on March 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin for current conditions unripe to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Nguyen Tien (According to RT)