During the Munich Security Conference, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the critical issue of delays in Western security assistance to Ukraine, emphasizing that these delays are enabling Russia to strengthen its military position and launch offensive operations across multiple fronts. Zelenskyy highlighted an 'artificial deficit' of weapons, urging allies to address this gap to prevent Russian forces from gaining the upper hand. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that Russia secured air superiority in the Avdiivka offensive due to these delays, and similar tactics could be replicated elsewhere if aid continues to be postponed. Zelenskyy warned that the situation on the front line is 'extremely difficult' in areas such as the Kharkiv region, where Russian forces are concentrated, indicating that Russia is exploiting the delays in military aid to its advantage.
⚡️Zelensky: Russia 'taking advantage' of delays in aid to Ukraine. Russian forces are "taking advantage" of Western allies' delays in providing Ukraine with additional military aid, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Feb. 19.…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his troops were facing complicated fighting along sections of the sprawling front line, with delays in Western military aid impacting his army. https://t.co/X14QiGpVEp
Ukraine's Zelensky says situation 'extremely difficult' in parts of front, Russia 'taking advantage' of military aid delays
⚠️ UKRAINE'S ZELENSKIY: RUSSIA EXPLOITS AID DELAYS (Reuters) Russia is exploiting delays in aid to Ukraine, and the situation in areas where Moscow's troops are concentrated is "extremely difficult", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. Zelenskiy was…
I am returning from our warriors' positions in the Kharkiv region. The situation on the frontline is extremely difficult in several areas, particularly where Russian forces have concentrated the majority of their reserves. They are taking advantage of delays in military aid… https://t.co/1KFIZy5c7E
ZELENSKIY: FRONT LINE SITUATION 'EXTREMELY DIFFICULT' WHERE RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE CONCENTRATED, RUSSIA EXPLOITING DELAYS IN AID
JUST IN - Ukraine's Zelensky says situation 'extremely difficult' in parts of front, Russia 'taking advantage' of military aid delays
"Opportunistic" Russia launching offensives on 3 fronts amid aid delays—ISW https://t.co/aeP58UtkXm https://t.co/cB9o8gdmU7
Delays in the provision of Western security aid to #Ukraine have enabled #Russia to launch offensive operations on several fronts simultaneously, putting pressure on Ukrainian forces, as reported by the Institute for the Study Of War (#ISW). 📷: libkos https://t.co/bqltAI0kOj
NEW: Delays in Western security assistance to Ukraine are likely helping Russia launch opportunistic offensive operations along several sectors of the frontline in order to place pressure on Ukrainian forces along multiple axes. 🧵(1/6) https://t.co/hXkTR88B2z
At #MunichSecurityConference Zelensky suggests that it's not the availability of weapons, but an unwillingness to deliver — an "artificial deficit" — that is keeping Ukraine from winning. MORE @MarcMartorell3 from Germany today: https://t.co/ZSOMiwQs3m
“Delays in Western security assistance may lead to further significant constraints on Ukrainian air defenses that could allow Russian forces to replicate the close air support that facilitated Russian advances in Avdiivka at scale in Ukraine.” https://t.co/zRYdEj4ANx https://t.co/GFkMg2hoZJ https://t.co/bWJo8K5Bub
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies that an “artificial deficit” of arms for his country risks giving Russia breathing space, highlighting the need for artillery and long-range weapons. https://t.co/rczeYFoZ3V
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged allies to plug an "artificial" shortage of weapons which is giving Russian forces the upper hand. Read more: https://t.co/OGdFMpqDsm https://t.co/eAKgiD93eV
⚡️ ISW: Russia could replicate Avdiivka's capture tactics if West continues to delay aid. The ISW notes that Russian forces secured air superiority during the Avdiivka offensive, while Western aid delays have hindered Ukraine’s defense. https://t.co/jm5YxIKucB
‘It was a myth that #Ukraine could not win the war’: President Zelenskyy at Munich Security Conference https://t.co/B1j5MCq9Qd