Ukraine's new defence minister asks for 'more heavy weapons'
Ukraine's newly-nominated Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has urged Kyiv's international partners to boost deliveries of heavy weapons to support their ongoing and challenging counteroffensive.
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- Published Date: 11:54 | 09 September 2023
- Modified Date: 11:54 | 09 September 2023
Ukraine's newly-nominated Defence Minister Rustem Umerov has called on Kyiv's partners to increase deliveries of heavy weapons, amid a long and difficult counteroffensive.
"We are grateful for all the support provided... we need more heavy weapons," Umerov said in an embargoed speech, "we need them today. We need them now."