Ukraine needs additional military aid from its allies to counter the expected large-scale offensive by Russia, which may take place at the end of May or in June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in an interview with American CBS News, The Kyiv Independent reports.

As Kyiv finds itself in an increasingly dangerous situation during the war, Ukrainian military officials have warned that Moscow may be preparing for another major attack by building up a force of 100,000 troops.

Zelensky explained that the situation on the battlefield has stabilized compared to previous months.

“We have stabilized the situation. It’s better than two or three months ago, when we had a big shortage of artillery ammunition, various types of weapons,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview broadcast by CBS News on Thursday and recorded in an undisclosed location in eastern Ukraine. near the border with Russia.

“We certainly didn’t see a big, huge counteroffensive announced by Russia… They weren’t successful.”

In February, Russian forces made some progress on the eastern front, capturing Avdiivka, a key front-line town, and several nearby villages. A week ago, on March 21, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said that the situation in the east had been stabilized.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukrainian troops need more weapons to prepare for a possible major offensive by the Russian invaders.

“And before that, we should not just prepare, we should not just stabilize the situation, because the partners are sometimes very happy that we have stabilized the situation… No, I’m saying that we need help. now,” insisted the leader in Kyiv.

In particular, Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine needs more Patriot air defense systems and artillery. Kyiv has faced munitions problems as $60 billion in US aid remains deadlocked in Congress.

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