What military aid will the allies be able to provide kyiv in the coming weeks? The members of NATO continue, Wednesday February 15 in Brussels, their discussions to accelerate their deliveries of armaments and ammunition to Ukraine. “The priority, the urgency, is to provide the Ukrainians with the armaments they have been promised to maintain their ability to defend themselves,” insisted Tuesday Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of the Alliance. Follow our live.
Europe unlock weapons. Several announcements were made on Tuesday, including that of the supply of a Mamba anti-aircraft defense system (SAM-T) by France and Italy. A weapon worth 500 million euros. France will also produce 155 mm shells with Australia, and the AMX-10 armored vehicles promised to Ukraine will be delivered in the coming days.
Germany restarts ammunition production. This is necessary equipment for the Gepard anti-aircraft defense tanks. The NATO chief warned on Monday that Ukraine was using more ammunition than the Alliance could currently produce. “This is depleting our stocks and putting our defense industries under pressure”he explained.
The Russian troops advance little by little in the East. The Moscow army is gaining ground, especially north of Bakhmout, the epicenter of clashes for several months. Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on Tuesday of a situation “extremely difficult” in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, where soldiers are fighting “for every meter of Ukrainian land”.