In a rare admission, Ukrainian leader emphasises the need for more troops and weaponry to uplift sagging morale within his army amid Russian advances in Kharkiv and other areas.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has strongly criticised Western countries which he said supported Ukraine but were"afraid" of any clear defeat for Russia .
Ukraine has ceded ground to Russian forces since late last year, due to manpower shortages that forced the government to pass a mobilisation law.Many Ukrainian soldiers have been fighting for over two years without the possibility to be discharged. "It is a matter of their physical strength and justice. This requires that reserves be prepared," he continued.
"I believe that today, we have about twenty-five percent of what we need to defend Ukraine. I'm talking about air defence."
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