Ukraine’s defense minister stated that his country “passed the test” in using U.S.-made long-range rocket systems that were provided in a recent round of federal aid, although he claimed that more systems are needed.
Oleksii Reznikov, the minister, said that longer-range weapons are needed more than short-range weapons in the months-long war, noting that the conflict is primarily artillery-based.
“We need to refresh our platoons and change them and make replacements also because we also have a lot of losses,” he said in a recent interview. “We are waiting for more armor, more weaponry from our partners. We need to rebuild some directions and to refresh our fortifications and plan a new operational strategy.”…