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Ukraine s Defense Minister Says It Has Passed Test on New U.S. Guided Rockets, Needs More – WSJ

By Thomas A. Smith

KYIV, Ukraine Ukraine s defense minister said his country has passed the test with its successful use of recently delivered American long-range artillery systems, but stressed the high attrition rate along its extensive front line has made the demand for additional supplies, such as armored vehicles and drones, more urgent.

Oleksii Reznikov said the need for longer-range weapons continues to outpace the Ukrainians demand for shorter-range systems as the war shifts primarily to an artillery battle, and more will be needed if they are to recapture territory lost since Russia invaded on Feb. 24.

We need to refresh our platoons and change them and make replacements also because we also have a lot of losses, he said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. 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.

via www.wsj.com