KYIV: Russia said on Wednesday (Feb 15) it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east and Kyiv spoke of relentless Russian attacks making it 'difficult for us', as Western allies announced more military aid for Kyiv including artillery rounds. Bolstered by tens of thousands of
KYIV: Russia said on Wednesday it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east and Kyiv spoke of relentless Russian attacks making it"difficult for us", as Western allies announced more military aid for Kyiv including artillery rounds.
"Even the more fortified second line of defence of the enemy could not hold the breakthrough of the Russian military."Later in the day, Ukrainian deputy defence minister Hanna Malyar said Russian forces were mounting"round-the-clock" assaults on government positions, without specifying where. In Kyiv, the capital's military administration said six Russian balloons that may have contained reconnaissance equipment were shot down over the city on Wednesday after air raid sirens blared.
Bakhmut's capture would give Russia a stepping stone to advance on two bigger cities, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk further west in Donetsk, which would revive Moscow's momentum ahead of the Feb. 24 first anniversary of the invasion. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged countries to join Germany in sending"as many tanks as possible, and as quickly as possible" to Ukraine after media reports that Denmark and the Netherlands said they would not deliver Leopard 2 battle tanks like Berlin.
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