In an interview with NHK, a senior British Defense Ministry official said that a large-scale attack, which was expected to take place in the spring, had already begun between Russia and Ukraine. rice field.
In addition, he emphasized that Western military support to Ukraine should continue to be focused so that the Ukrainian army can successfully go on the offensive in the next month or two.
“Massive Attack Already Between Both Sides”
British Defense Minister James Heapy responded to an interview with NHK on the 21st.
Regarding the war situation in Ukraine, he said, "Russia and Ukraine are launching spring offensives to try to break the stalemate that has been going on since September last year." An attack has already begun between the two sides.
Of these, the large-scale Russian offensive "can be seen in Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region and around Soledar in the suburbs. However, the offensive is quite inefficient, and in many places the Ukrainian army has been thoroughly resisted. "Russia does not occupy strategically important locations for Ukraine, but it is devoting significant military resources to them."
“Support for the next month or two needs to be urgent”
On top of that, Foreign Minister Hepy said that there was a growing momentum to strengthen military support for Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference held from the 17th of this month, and he said, "If Ukraine is ready and completes training, this is the war. In the next month or two, we should continue to focus on ensuring that the Ukrainian army can successfully go on the offensive," he said, stressing the need for countries to unite and urgently provide assistance. Did.
However, the United Kingdom did not specifically mention the possibility of providing fighter jets requested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, although the United Kingdom "has not ruled out the possibility."