Ukraine army chief has requested more 155mm artillery from the United States

• In a phone contact with General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Valeriy Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told him about the present situation at the front and the necessity for Ukraine to receive more new artillery pieces as soon as feasible.
• “I emphasized that the enemy concentrated its main efforts in the north of the Luhansk region.
• He also discussed with Milley the transfer and usage of weaponry previously delivered by the US, drawing parallels with the WWII lend-lease system and speculating on future situations,.

Ukraine army General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Valeriy Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces , told him about the present situation at the front and the necessity for Ukraine to receive more new artillery pieces as soon as feasible. Zaluzhny stated this on Telegram.

“I emphasized that the enemy concentrated its main efforts in the north of the Luhansk region. They use artillery en masse and, unfortunately, they have a tenfold fire advantage. Despite everything, we keep holding our positions. Every meter of Ukrainian land there is spilled by blood, not only by ours, but also by the occupier’s one. The situation is complicated, in particular, in the city of Sievierodonetsk. Up to seven battalion tactical groups were deployed by the enemy there. Despite the heavy fire, we managed to stop the enemy,” Zaluzhny wrote.

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He said that, after failing to advance in the direction of Luhansk, Russia’s invading forces began shelling of Kharkiv’s residential neighbourhoods, requiring the Ukrainian Armed Forces to respond appropriately.

In the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, Russian armed troops continue to fire artillery and mortars at Ukrainian defence units. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are retaliating with their own fire. Ukrainian defenders have initiated counter-offensives in some regions, according to Zaluzhny.

According to him, the front line now spans 2,450 kilometres, with active hostilities occurring over a 1,105-kilometer stretch.

“I reiterated my request to General Milley – to help us get more 155 mm caliber artillery systems in the shortest possible time. I also shared with my counterpart the strategic goals of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Understanding the strategy of our armed struggle and operations will help to ensure transparency of relations with partners, clear and understandable quantitative and time frames of the international technical assistance we are asking for,” Zaluzhny added.

He also discussed with Milley the transfer and usage of weaponry previously delivered by the US, drawing parallels with the WWII lend-lease system and speculating on future situations, according to him.

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