A group of US military veterans currently training Ukrainian soldiers said Ukraine needs more NATO weapons to win its war with Russia.
Officers in the Mozart Group toldNewsweek that modern, long-range artillery would help Ukrainian forces fend off the Russian offensive.
The Mozart Group is a cadre of US military veterans helpingtrain Ukrainian soldiers.Established at the start of the Ukraine war by Andrew Milburn, a Marine veteran, the group has been described as the Western counterpoint to Putin's elite Wagner Group.
"It's a bit of a slugfest," Martin Wetterauer, a Marine veteran and the Mozart Group's chief operations officer, told Newsweek from the organization's outpost in Zaporizhzhia.
Wetterauer told the outlet that the Ukrainians were under heavy fire from Russian artillery and said that NATO's artillery systems and aircraft would be essential to help eliminate Russian defense lines in the Donbas region.
Steve K., an operations manager in the group who declined to give Newsweek his full name, agreed with Wetterauer and highlighted the US-made Multiple Launch Rocket System and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System as being vital tools for the Ukrainian war effort.
"They need the artillery, they need rounds," Steve K. told the outlet. "If we do not continue with that supply, they won't be able to hold them back."
Per Newsweek, Wetterauer added that the Ukrainians do not underestimate the Russians' capabilities and expressed confidence in their chances of winning if they received the right equipment.
"If we can increase their skill set, then ultimately over time hopefully they'll get better and more advanced weapon systems," Wetterauer said, per the outlet. "With the fighting spirit that they have, there's no doubt they will turn this war. It's just going to take a while."
Ukraine's forces are currently engaged in a critical fight in the Donbas region, which has come under heavy artillery fire from Russian troops. In June, Ukraine estimated that Russia has 10 to 15 times more artillery than its forces, appealing to the West to send more weapons.
This week, reports emerged thatcases of desertion are growing among Ukrainian forces after they suffered significant losses. A senior US official also told The Washington Postthis week thatRussia will likely gain control of eastern Ukraine within weeks, after doubling down on its military efforts in the Donbas.
However, intelligence from the UK suggests that Russia may soon struggle to produce enough military equipment to fuel a prolonged conflict in Ukraine.
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