Russian-Ukraine War: Volodymyr Zelensky Troops Struggling To Operate Advanced Weapons Due To Lack of Training [Report]

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has left the forces of Volodymyr Zelensky with less time to train and familiarize themselves using Ukraine weapons originating from the west.

According to the outlet Foreign Policy inability to maximize training with western weapon systems is getting to be a problem, as reported last Friday. Aside from the lack of training, Russia has been demolishing these arms with regularity via its aerospace forces.

Ukrainians Need More Training for Advanced Arms

The special operation by Russia from late February has left Kyiv asking for more weapons, even heavy weapons, as fast as they can arrive. A senior US defense official criticized Kyiv for requesting such advanced arms but did not use them effectively, reported RT.

On the other hand, the Ukrainians want the US and allies to speed up weapons deliveries and hasten relevant military aid. Experts express regret that Kyiv cannot cope with advanced systems like HIMARS and western artillery despite their demand for them.

Oscar Jonsson, a researcher at the Swedish Defense University, commented giving it to Ukrainian forces will not be enough for obvious reasons, it will always be too little, too late. However, sending equipment without training and logistics will not work out.

Furthermore, training to fly the F-16 and F-15 jets will take time, despite complaints that pilots don't have enough planes to fly, they can leave the country to train, noted 180 Gadgets. Volodymyr Zelensky has been asking for jets to fight on equal footing.

The outlet's article was published the same day when the Pentagon unveiled an additional $820-million package of military aid, including two air defense missile systems to support the Russia-Ukraine war and augment Ukraine's weapons.

US Military Aid for Ukraine

The weapons inventory will rocket for the HIMARS, two National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), 150,000 150mm artillery munitions, and four extra counter-artillery radars.

By the end of June, Britain pledged to send advanced air defense systems, UAVs, and electronic warfare equipment, with extras worth £1 billion ($1.2 billion). It followed after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered more training for Ukrainian forces, claiming that 10,000 soldiers could be trained in 120 days.

Despite this outlook, the west discounts the loss of Zelensky's troops by the hundreds and thousands and the destruction of stored western weapons via precise missile attacks and artillery.

Russia told the west that pumping up Zelensky's forces with weapons would only lengthen its proxy war and give the west problems by the bushel. Also, Russian forces will wreck any western arms seen on the enemy's soil.

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated earlier in the week that more arms deliveries to Kyiv will add to the mauling Ukrainian troops are getting even with advanced weapons, as a stern reminder of what is happening now in the DPR and LPR.

Moscow reminds the west that Kyiv did not honor the Minsk agreement and that it denied the DPR and LPR. Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has admitted that the cessation of hostilities was mainly intended to buy time and strengthen its armed forces.

Continuation of the Russia-Ukraine war will ensure that Volodymyr Zelensky will lose more troops due to inadequacy to use Ukraine weapons provided by the west.

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