Ukraine needs weapons not just as soon as possible, but now – Zelensky

Kyiv needs means to resist in eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine needs more weapons and as much as possible faster to repel an attack by Russia. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the BBC.

“The United States, Great Britain, some European countries are trying to help and are helping,” he said. “But we still need it faster, faster and faster. The key word is now. ”In recent weeks, Russian troops have retreated from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and other central and northern parts of the country, apparently abandoning an attempt to seize all of Ukraine by force.

But now there are fears of a bloody and protracted conflict in the east and south as Russian President Vladimir Putin refocuses his military campaign there to seize more territory. artillery.

Zelensky told the BBC that he thought tens of thousands could have been killed in the city.

“We also have information that, in addition to the tens of thousands of dead, many are missing. We know that their documents were replaced, Russian passports were issued and they were deported to Russia – some to camps, some to other cities. Nobody knows what is happening to these people. Nobody knows how many were killed, “he said.

Read also: Atlantic Council: How can Ukraine prepare for the battle for Donbas?

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that countries , who continue to buy Russian oil , “earn their money on someone else's blood.” In particular, it was about official Berlin.

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Based on materials: ZN.ua

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