To gain an advantage on the battlefield, Russia intends to launch a significant airstrike against Ukraine.
The Financial Times reported that as NATO allies arm Ukraine with tanks, and longer-range weapons, and consider sending fighter jets, Russia is scrambling more fighter jets and helicopters at the border.
The Western defense officials pushed for the requirement to send essential air defense systems to Ukraine in a crucial meeting held in Brussels at NATO headquarters.
One US official said there was an ‘a lot of action on the border, a lot of preparations’ of Russian bombers, fighter jets, and helicopter gunships. ‘If the Ukrainians are to survive, they must have as many air defense capabilities and as much ammunition as possible,’ they added.
France and Italy have recently pledged to send Mamba air defense systems, while the US, Germany, and the Netherlands vowed to provide more Patriot units to protect Ukrainian towns and cities.
Before the two-day meeting, Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg had warned of a ‘race of logistics’ to provide Kyiv’s armed forces with the equipment they need to fend off attacks.
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