Analysts say the Ukrainian military needs more troops to make up for heavy losses in dead and injured, to give long-serving soldiers a break from combat, and to strengthen its ranks to repel attacks from Russia’s larger forces and prepare for another counteroffensive. “We understand the request of the military command and are ready to meet it. This was said openly to the military command,” said David Arakhamia, the parliamentary head of Mr Zelenskiy’s ruling Servant of the People party. At least 11 people were hurt late on Wednesday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, when two missiles struck the Park Hotel. US media reported that the White House would back a move to use some $300 billion (€274 billion) in Russian assets frozen in the western banking system to fund Ukraine.

Source: The Irish Times January 11, 2024 17:28 UTC