It has been almost two years since the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.
Ukrainian fighters were spitting fire in front of the Russian army in this war with the help of the West and especially America, but now Ukraine is lagging behind in the war.
Kiev’s military chief has also accepted defeat at the city of Avdiivka. Vladimir Putin’s army has taken complete control here. Putin is calling this an important victory in the war that has been going on for two years.
The victory at Avdivka is Russia’s biggest since capturing the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut last May.
All this has been possible when Ukraine is facing a severe shortage of ammunition and there is a delay in military aid from the US.
Nearly two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it is the clearest sign yet that Russian forces, which failed to repel a Ukrainian counteroffensive last year, have now turned the war completely in their favor.
Joe Biden also expressed apprehension
US President Joe Biden warned this week that delays to a new US military aid package for Kiev could cost Ukraine.
In fact, the Biden government in the US Congress is not able to collect funds for Ukraine because Republican MPs are opposing it.
A White House statement Saturday said Biden called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to remind him of continued U.S. support for Ukraine and called on the U.S. Congress to immediately pass a package to resupply Ukrainian forces. Reiterated the need to do so.
The White House said Ukraine was lagging in the war “due to supply shortages resulting from congressional inaction.” Due to this, Ukrainian soldiers are facing severe shortage of ammunition. This resulted in “Russia gaining for the first time in months.”
Putin rejoices over capture of Ukrainian city
The Kremlin said on its website that Putin congratulated the military units and their commanders after Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu presented a report on the capture of the city.
“The head of state congratulated the Russian troops on this success, an important victory,” it said. “I express my gratitude to all the troops under your direction who took part in the battle for Avdiivka,” Russian news agencies quoted Putin as saying in a telegram to Colonel-General Andrei Mordvichev, commander of the “Center” group of forces in Ukraine. took.”
The capture of the Ukrainian city has boosted Putin’s hopes of making gains in next month’s presidential elections. According to experts, his victory is almost certain.
Zelensky pleads for supplies from the West
Addressing the Munich Security Conference, Zelensky urged his Western allies to increase the supply of military aid and suggested that their troops’ defeat in the war was due to a lack of weapons.
“Now, (the army) will replenish, they will wait for the relevant weapons, which were not enough,” he said. “Russia has long-range weapons, while we don’t have enough.”
In a post on Twitter, Zelensky expressed hope that the US Congress would take a “wise decision”. He told about the phone conversation with Biden, “We discussed the current situation. I am grateful for President Biden’s full support.”