Svitlana Kizilova – Thursday, 26 May 2022, 00:01
The Russian invaders are trying to advance in the eastern region, shelling villages and launching missile and bomb strikes. In some places, the aggressor outnumbers Ukrainian forces both in terms of personnel and military equipment.
Quote: "The Armed Forces of Ukraine, our intelligence and all those who defend the state are resisting the extremely fierce offensive of Russian troops in the east. In some areas, the enemy is substantially superior in terms of the amount of equipment and the number of personnel."
"The Russian authorities have made a revealing decision - they have permitted the hiring of older people for contract service. That is, they no longer have enough young people, but the desire to fight still remains."
"It will still take time to discourage them from this. We still need the help of partners, especially weapons for Ukraine. Total help! No exceptions, no restrictions. Enough to win."
Background: Recently, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that the coming weeks of the war would be difficult for Ukraine.
On May 25, Ministry of Defence spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk explained that the situation on the eastern front was very dynamic, and that the Ukrainian army was manoeuvring.
green_flash on May 26th, 2022 at 11:34 UTC »
Zelenskyy is in a difficult position. He needs to communicate that Ukraine is winning in order to boost morale and reassure the West that arming Ukraine is not in vain. On the other hand he also has to stress that weapons deliveries have to be massively expanded to turn the tide of war in Ukraine's favour. The type of weapons the West is currently supplying can only slow Russia's advance, but not reverse it. That can't be what the West wants.
MathAcrobatic653 on May 26th, 2022 at 11:25 UTC »
Russian tactics changed massively. 90% percent of the initial plan was dropped. Now they try to hold territory in southern Ukraine and make gains in Eastern Ukraine. I am not sure Ukraine has the capacity to fight the Russian in an open territory. Maybe retreat and letting the Russian overextend is a better strategy.
NeutralZero1 on May 26th, 2022 at 10:11 UTC »
Fighting in the east is pretty intense as recent combat footage from that area indicates. Ukraine needs more artillery, in specific missile artillery to push back russian advance. It's difficult to sustain the war with all the infrastructure and fuel depots lost there I suppose.