Ukraine has received a lot of weapons from the West, Russia expects a very big loss – Reznikov
Since February 24, Ukraine has already received a lot of military aid from the West. Without anything, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are rearming, and Russia will suffer a lot of losses.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov wrote about this in his columns for HB.
“After February 24, the undisputed best was to provide the army with weapons and ammunition, war and special equipment. We had to learn very quickly, because the Ministry of Defense does not adapt to large-scale imports of weapons, there were no relevant competencies. Moreover, the state as a whole did not have sufficient such competencies. After all, before that the emphasis was on the export of domestic weapons. We quickly set up work in three areas “ – Employee Minister.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine work in three directions:
- Systematic interaction with allies for military assistance;
- Acquisition of weapons and equipment from Ukrainian manufacturers;
- Imports: both direct contracts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and mechanisms of special exporters are involved.
Realizing that Soviet arms stockpiles in Ukraine were depleting much earlier than in Russia, the MOU began converting its army to NATO standards. NATO’s armaments in Ukraine have already reached such proportions that the Russian army is doomed to heavy losses.
What Ukraine received:
- 150 large-caliber guns on various platforms (M777, FH70, Ceasar, M109A3 and AHS Krab);
- 50 guns of other calibers;
- 250 armored vehicles of Western models of all types (M113 TM, M113 YPR-765, Bushmaster, Mastiff, Husky, Wolfhound and others); -Thousands of MANPADS (Stinger, Starstreak, Mistral, Piorun, Grom, etc.), ATGMs (NLAW, Javelin, Milan, etc.) and grenade launchers (Panzerfaust, Carl Gustaf, AT4, RGW-90 HH / MATADOR, etc. );
- Hundreds of T-72 tanks, including from Poland and the Czech Republic;
- Harpoon anti-ship missiles, which will force the racist fleet to stay as far away from the shores of Ukraine as possible;
- Dozens of Soviet-style MLRS and tens of thousands of shells, hundreds of mortars and thousands of shots fired at them;
- Hundreds of UAVs. Mostly for reconnaissance, but there are a few dozen drums;
- Lots of military order, equipment, and ammunition.
It is worth mentioning the work of the Ukrainian defense industry – since the beginning of the war it has been able to repair units of damage to Ukrainian and trophy Russian military equipment.
“The important point is that we have already received a significant amount of weapons from our partners, bought them on the market, manufactured them and handed them over to the Armed Forces. It was enough for possible defense against any army in Europe. But not from Russia … I can’t say that they are satisfied with the pace and supply of weapons. Absolutely not. But at the same time, I am infinitely grateful to the countries that support us. “ Reznikov added.
benefits, earlier in the OPU said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine daily in combat clashes with the Russian occupiers lose from 100 to 200 servicemen killed.
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