Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi refuses to be deterred from using Western weapons against targets deep inside Russian territory and continues to push for approval. At the same time, he thanked the military for successful strikes on ammunition depots in Russia’s Tver and Krasnodar regions.
“We are in the process of convincing our partners, and will continue to do so next week, that Ukraine needs full capacity,” Zelensky said combatively in his evening video address.
That is not possible with our own drones or our own missiles, which do not yet have sufficient range. Next week, Zelenskyi will travel to the US for talks and will meet, among others, US President Joe Biden.
The head of state thanked the military for the successful attack on an ammunition depot in Russia. “The nearest arsenal in Russia was damaged and it was an important arsenal for the occupiers,” the president stressed. He also stressed that the SBU secret service had managed to attack a Russian arsenal with tactical missiles and glide bombs.
Only weapons of Ukrainian manufacture
“Everything that Russia uses to terrorize our cities,” Zelensky stressed. Only Ukrainian-made weapons were used in the attacks. “Without the means that our partners provide and that could significantly accelerate the end of this war by destroying Russia’s offensive potential,” Zelensky said, referring to the inadequate support he criticized from Western partners.
Heavy attacks on the Tver and Krasnodar regions
Earlier, ammunition depots in Russia’s central Tver region and southern Krasnodar region were attacked by drones hundreds of kilometers from Ukrainian-controlled territory. The Russian military admitted to the drone strikes but played down the damage, citing fires caused by downed drone debris.
According to the Austrian Foreign Ministry, a partial travel warning has been in effect since June 2023 for the Russian administrative regions bordering Ukraine (Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk, Voronezh, Rostov, Krasnodar). Drone attacks and explosions occur in these areas. Travel warnings are generally only issued in special crisis situations when there is a general risk to life and limb.
Source: Krone
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