Armed forces of neighbouring Nato countries could intercept incoming Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory, said Voldymyr ZelenskyyUkraine’s allies should lift such restrictions , the Lithuanian foreign minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, has said. They must be able to strike Russian territory, supply lines, and military units preparing to attack Ukraine . Only one side has rules imposed on it,” he said. “We must abandon these rules that we created.”Ukrainian sources indicated that Russian forces are concentrating limited, understaffed, and incohesive forces in the Sumy direction, but even such a Russian grouping of forces will be able to achieve the likely desired effect of drawing and fixing Ukrainian forces in the international border area. [1] Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets stated on May 20 that the Russian grouping in Kursk Oblast consists of 9,000–10,000 personnel.

Source: The Guardian May 21, 2024 10:40 UTC