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Ukraine commander irked by lack of arms promised for offensive

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny [File: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service via Reuters]

Ukraine’s counteroffensive plans have been slowed by a lack of adequate firepower, from modern fighter jets to ammunition for artillery guns, the country’s military commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny has said.

Complaining about the slow deliveries of weapons promised by the West, Zaluzhny said in an interview with the Washington Post published on Friday that Kyiv’s Western supporters would not themselves launch an offensive without air superiority, but Ukraine is still awaiting F-16 fighters promised by its allies.

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