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"It takes several months": Reznikov voiced the terms of the new counter -offensive of the Armed Forces

Heavy equipment, according to the head of the Ministry of Defense, will arrive in Ukraine with a delay, as the crew will have to be trained and interact. The timing of the beginning of the counter -offensive of the Defense Forces of Ukraine depends directly on the supply of Western weapons and the arrival of the trained crew. Alexei Reznikov, the head of the Ministry of Defense, told this in an interview with Ukrinform, which was published on February 15.

According to him, during the meeting of the Allies in the Ramstein format, specific terms of supply of Western weapons to Ukraine were speaking. However, as Alexei Reznikov warns, the arrival of heavy equipment can be delayed for several months, as the crew must take appropriate training. "Technique cannot go just like that. Our crews - no matter, artillery, tank, on Bradley, on Mastif or Stryker - have to prepare.

And not simply as a crew, but also in interaction, as part of a whole unit, such as a tank the battalion, and so on. Because the purpose is to accomplish the task planned by the Ukrainian General Staff. And this task is aimed primarily at the de -occupation of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, " - continued the Ministry of Defense head in communication with journalists.

Reznikov noted that training, working out interactions and the arrival of equipment in Ukraine can take several months. And the counter -offensive of the Defense Forces of Ukraine with the participation of Western weapons will be carried out by the decision of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. The head of the Ministry noted that discussions about the possible provision of combat aviation to Kiev continue. "Today (February 15 - Ed.

) I have not one bilateral meeting, and tomorrow there will also be a lot of meetings in the fields of Ramstay. Interview "Ukrinform". The day earlier, on February 14, Pentagon Lloyd Austin, Ramstein-9, said the Allies will help Ukraine start a spring large-scale contradiction within the framework of the Ramstein-9 meeting.