Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his country’s forces in Ukraine suffer from a shortage of some military equipment, including high-precision ammunition and drones.
And the news agency AFP quoted Putin as saying during a meeting with journalists specializing in military affairs in the Kremlin, “During the course of the special military operation, it has become clear that (the army) lacks many” equipment. “We have high-precision ammunition, communications equipment and drones, but unfortunately it is not sufficient,” he added.
Putin added that his country is open to peace talks on Ukraine But the only way to stop the conflict is for Western countries to stop their arms supplies to Kiev.
Putin renewed his accusation of the West seeking to defeat Russia in Ukraineand said that Moscow has its own “peace plan” for this country.
Safe area
The Russian president spoke about the possibility of creating a “safe zone” inside Ukrainian territory, adding “If Ukrainian counterattacks continue, we will consider creating safe zones within Ukrainian territory“.
He stressed that Russia has strengthened border security with Ukraine, which in recent weeks has launched attacks inside Russian territory close to the border.
The Russian president stated that his country is “gradually disarming Ukraine” through the military offensive that began in February 2022.
And he admitted that Ukrainian counterattack Which began a few days ago to restore lands controlled by Moscow’s forces on a “large scale”, but it did not achieve any success.
He said that the Ukrainian forces suffered heavy losses during their counterattack, adding: “Ukraine lost between 25 percent and 30 percent of the equipment it got from the West“.
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2023-06-14 02:36:47
