KYIV: Ukraine hailed on Monday (May 15) its advances around frontline Bakhmut and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in London to seek fresh aid as expectations built over a spring offensive. Ahead of Zelenskyy's talks with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Britain pledged 'hundreds' of both air-defence missi
"The advance of our troops in the Bakhmut direction is the first success of the offensive in the course of the operation to defend Bakhmut," said commander of the Ukrainian ground forces Oleksandr Syrskyi.Britain said Monday that it would deliver"hundreds" of both air-defence missiles and long-range attack drones to Ukraine, as Sunak prepared to host Zelenskyy for talks.
"The front lines of Putin's war of aggression may be in Ukraine but the fault lines stretch all over the world," he continued. The latest shipment comes after Britain last week became the first Western country to offer the type of long-range cruise missiles long sought by Ukraine, with its Storm Shadow rockets.
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