Russia has used its sizeable air forces sparingly, relying instead on long\u002Drange missiles, artillery and land\u002Dbased troops.
The fear had prompted allies to prioritize rapid shipments of air defence assets and artillery ammunition to Kyiv, western officials said, to respond to the shift in approach by Moscow as the almost year-long war enters a new phase.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Since the first weeks of the war, following President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion on February 24 last year, Russia has used its sizeable air forces sparingly, relying instead on long-range missiles, artillery and land-based troops. The warning comes as some 50 western allies used a meeting at NATO’s headquarters on Tuesday to lay out additional pledges of military equipment for Ukraine. The U.S. is expected to announce another assistance package later this week, which will mostly include air defence and ammunition, according to people familiar with the matter.
Germany’s defence minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday that the arms producer Rheinmetall would restart production of ammunition for Gepard anti-aircraft guns as part of the new push to support Kyiv. “What we really have to concentrate on now is Ukraine’s ability to defend the air and they’ll do that through air defence artillery, equipped with the proper ammunition. Fighter jets are not and will not be as capable against the Russian air force as an integrated air defence system,” said a US official.Article content
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