"Run the trenches and kill the Russians": Rennikov told how Kiev "knocked out" military assistance in the event

According to the Minister of Defense, the Western partners at the beginning of the invasion of the Russian Federation were not ready to pass to Ukraine even the MAZRK, they were able to convince the actions of the Armed Forces fighters, who were worthy of the enemy attacks. At the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Western countries were not ready to transfer to Kiev their weapons until the Armed Forces showed how dignity could restrain the pressure of the enemy.

Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov told about it in an interview with Foreign Affairs. According to him, at the beginning of the invasion of the Russian Federation, Ukraine asked Styngers from Western allies, but at that moment she received the answer: "No, dig trenches and kill as many Russians as much as possible. " "Then people thought that our victory was impossible.

But, as the Ukrainian forces were kept and continued to fight, the US, European countries and other allies of Ukraine eventually put a wide range of more sophisticated weapons. , as I watched, were beating allegedly unrestrained Russian hypersonic rockets "Dagger", - said Reznikov to the journalist of the edition. At the moment, he said, in Kiev in the arsenal there are M1 Abrams, Stryker, M2 Bradley, LEOPARD tanks and many modifications and many modifications the other.

When asked by a journalist at what stage of the war Ukraine is now, the Minister of Defense replied: "Closer to the end of the first half. And in the second half, they will come out hot (Ukrainian military on the eve of the counter -offensive - ed. ).