The Ukrainian army shows a lot of flexibility within its hodgepodge of weapons, but it also has to deploy a lot of personnel.
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Brussels, Berlin, Paris In the first phase of their attack on Ukraine, the Russian armed forces relied on speed – and failed. Now they’re going big. After the partial mobilization in the fall, the Russians have about 300,000 recruits.
In view of this troop strength, Ukraine is increasingly under pressure. The army has experienced but rapidly exhausted forces.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Tuesday that the intensity of the Russian attacks would continue to increase. Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for more war and new offensives.
“It is clear that we are in a logistics race,” is Stoltenberg’s analysis. In particular, Ukraine needs ammunition. This must reach the country “before Russia can take the initiative on the battlefield”. However, in the “logistics race” Ukraine has another disadvantage: it received very different weapon systems from the western allies. And this variety requires completely different types of ammunition.
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