Ukraine maintained its appeal for Western countries to provide it with fighter jets Tuesday, but the United States and its NATO allies and partners voiced more concern about Kyiv's needs for large amounts of ammunition as the war with Russia approached its one-year anniversary.
Ahead of the meeting of the Ukraine contact group at NATO headquarters, Ukraine made its requirements clear. Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, when asked what military aid his country is seeking now, showed reporters an image of a fighter jet.Questioned about where he hoped they might come from, Reznikov said only: "From the sky."
According to some estimates, Ukraine is firing up to 6,000-7,000 artillery shells each day, around a third of the daily amount that Russia is using. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said that finding ammunition and air defences is "much more important at the moment than the discussion about fighter jets."
He said Ukraine's partners "should focus on what is now at centre stage, particularly in view of a Russian offensive that is apparently taking place."
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