The Ukrainian president told CNN 'we have very smart people' to train his forces quickly, calling reports that troops would need months to learn to use new tanks 'tall tales.'
While Ukraine already uses howitzers, such as the Soviet-era 152mm mSATA-B and 122mm D-30, their troops will still need instruction on the American weapons, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference in Kyiv on April 13, 2022. He told CNN that Ukraine needs more military equipment, which he insists his forces can be trained on very quickly.After the training, Ukrainian troops will then return to the fight and train others, Stripes.com reported.
Zelensky did not mention the delivery in the CNN interview but he has made repeated calls for more arms from Western countries since's forces invaded Ukraine on February 24. After the war started, he refused a U.S. offer to be evacuated, saying,"I need ammunition, not a ride." Zelensky accepted what weapons the international community provides his country"is definitely not up to us," telling CNN that there was a reluctance among some countries to give equipment that his troops"are not ready from a technical standpoint to use."
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