Foreign weapons are already on the front lines of Ukraine

American 155mm howitzer US Army

“Besides the rockets Javelin and Stinger, American 155mm howitzers were used by Ukrainian troops on the front lines,” Maliar announced in an update on May 11.

“We are accelerating the delivery of aid [đến tuyến đầu]because it is the survival of our soldiers,” emphasized the deputy minister of Ukraine.

One day ago, a high-ranking official of Ministry of National Defense of America told reporters that 89 of the 90 howitzers agreed to by the US had been delivered to Ukraine.

Maliar said the supply of foreign weapons was maintained regularly, despite Russia’s efforts to destroy Ukraine’s transport infrastructure. The Russian Ministry of Defense declares any aid military Any foreign country coming to Ukraine is also a legitimate target of Russian military attack.

“We have received a large number of weapons. But now we are entering a phase where Ukraine is being supplied with weapons more smoothly,” Maliar said. The deputy minister also said that maintaining the supply of weapons from the West allows Ukraine to withstand longer in the conflict with Russia.

On May 10, the US believed that Mr Putin is preparing to prolong hostilities in Ukraine, and Russia’s victory in the Donbass may not be enough to end the conflict, according to US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines.DNI) in a hearing before the National Assembly of this country.

Haines said that the Kremlin owner calculates that the will of the West will weaken over time. The director of DNI also analyzed the risk of hostilities in Ukraine turning into war Nuclear.

In general, US intelligence believes that Moscow can use the nuclear card to exert more pressure. However, President Putin only uses nuclear weapons when Russia’s very existence is threatened.

“We are entering a new phase in the conflict with Russia. Russia is putting itself in a position where it will no longer be able to win the “arms war”. However, until Ukraine wins, we will have a difficult few weeks, or even months,” she said.