Ukraine War: Russia Destroys Warehouse Of NATO-donated Weapons In Ukraine
The Russian Ministry of Defense, Wednesday said it has destroyed a warehouse of weapons in Ukraine.
According to the ministry, the destroyed weapons were provided by NATO nations in the Western Ukrainian Lviv region.
A statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense, said this in its update on the war in Ukraine published on Wednesday.
“High-precision long-range Kalibr missiles near Zolochev, Lvov region, have destroyed a warehouse of ammunition for foreign weapons transferred to Ukraine by NATO countries, including 155-mm M777 howitzers,” it said.
Ukrainian officials conceded on Tuesday that some Russian strikes were successful but also claimed that their air defense systems had shot down Russian cruise missiles over Lviv and Ternopil.
“It was possible to bring down only a part,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, there are victims, there is destruction.”
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has said it will be sending forces and prepositioned equipment to the eastern flank.
And this will be the first time the organisation would be taking such action since the Cold War.
The alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg disclosed this on Wednesday, according to CNN.
According to him, this would provide a quick response by NATO in case of a threat.
He said at a Brussels news conference before a NATO Defense Ministers’ meeting.
“That’s exactly what we are working on with Germany but we expect all the allies to make similar offers, to enable preassigned forces that are training and are responsible for the defense of specific territories,” Stoltenberg said.
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