Ukraine Prods West For Weapons After New Advances

Reuters reports:

Ukraine said on Tuesday it aimed to liberate all of its territory after driving back Russian forces in the northeast of country in a rapid offensive, but called on the West to speed up deliveries of weapons systems to back the advance.

Since Moscow abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, marking its worst defeat since the early days of the war, Ukrainian troops have recaptured dozens of towns in a stunning shift in battleground momentum.

In a video address late on Monday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the West must speed up deliveries of weapons systems, calling on Ukraine’s allies to “strengthen cooperation to defeat Russian terror”.

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UPDATE: Since Russia abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine, marking its worst defeat since the early days of the war, Ukrainian troops recapture dozens of towns in a stunning shift in battleground momentum. https://t.co/HInlDHzFWu

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