Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Ukraine is now 'a testing ground' for the West to hone military technology on battlefields.
in the eastern Donbas region and destroy key logistics and command hubs, Reznikov said.
With the Russian eastern offensive slowing, attention is now moving to southern Kherson Oblast where Ukrainian troops are preparing the ground for a major counter-offensive. The eight HIMARS so far sent to Ukraine have been particularly helpful, Reznikov said. The U.S. has already committed to sending four more, withspokesperson John Kirby saying Tuesday that Kyiv would receive an unspecified number of additional systems.
Ukraine needs a minimum of 15 HIMARS to stabilize the current front lines, the defense minister said, and at least 100 to be a"game changer on the battlefield" and support successful counter-offensives.
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