Russian troops amassing along border and in occupied territories is approaching 500,000 – far more than Moscow claims – says Ukraine’s defence minister
Russia is mobilizing a huge contingent of troops and is planning an offensive to coincide with the first anniversary of the war on Feb. 24, Ukraine’s defence minister says.
He said the Russian offensive probably would come from Ukraine’s east, the scene of intensive fighting in recent weeks, and the south. “We think that, given that [Russia] lives in symbolism, they will try something around Feb. 24,” he said, adding, “We keep telling our partners that we have to be ready for this as quickly as possible, and that’s why we need weapons.”
“The only way to stop Russian terrorism is to defeat it,” Mr. Zelensky said in a tweet after the attack. “By tanks. Fighter jets. Long-range missiles.” Mr. Zelensky is expected to make a plea for more weapons at the European Union-Ukraine summit in Kyiv on Friday. More than a dozen top EU officials, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Josep Borrell, the top diplomat, began to arrive in the Ukrainian capital on Thursday.
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