The euphoria of Ukrainians for i tanks Westerners did not last long. After the ok of Germany e Use for sending dozens of state-of-the-art fighters, Ukraine has been the target of a new wave of Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure and beyond. There are 9 regions taken by storm: Kherson (the most affected), Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Lugansk. THE bombings they remind us that there are two realities in this war: one made up of international relations and negotiations and the other of suffering and losses. And civilians experience the latter.
Russia-Ukraine war: when will the Leopard and Abrams tanks arrive?
The German government will supply 80 tanks Leopard2, to form two battalions of 40 panzers each, but in addition to Germany, 12 other countries have already said they are ready to supply German-made tanks, such as Poland and Great Britain. While Washington will proceed with the supply of 31 of its military vehicles with armor of depleted uranium, or famous Abrams M1. But they will not be taken from stocks but will be produced from scratch by General Dynamics Land System. And this means that it will also take months for these tanks to arrive at their destination.
Even if some unknowns remain about the timing of the actual use of the new weapons – according to German defense minister Boris Pistorus we are talking about March/early April – the Ukrainian forces could thus better manage the presumed spring offensive in Moscow's plans.
Early spring has been indicated by many analysts as the most plausible period for new Russian offensives. For Ukraine, having tanks at its disposal is becoming a vital issue. Meanwhile, Moscow watches the movements of its enemies and continues to bomb.
Zelensky: 'We need long-range missiles'
“Ukraine needs long-range missiles, especially to eliminate the possibility for the occupier to position its missile launchers far from the front line and destroy Ukrainian cities with them,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky -. I thank all those who insist that there can be no taboo in the supply of weapons to protect us from Russian terror", adds the Ukrainian president, underlining that even today "the Russian army launched a missile attack against the city of Kostyantynivka, in the Donetsk region”. "The enemy has used S-300 missiles, there are 17 victims and 14 wounded", underlines the Ukrainian head of state. “We will do everything we can to ensure partners open up this vital supply, especially of ATACMS and other similar weapons.”
