Украинские военнослужащие стреляют из реактивной системы залпового огня БМ-21 «Град» недалеко от города Лисичанск Луганской области, Украина, 12 июня. (Глеб Гаранич/Reuters)
cnn.com:Ukraine calls for "parity of heavy weapons" ahead of the summit of defense ministers in Brussels on Wednesday.
"To put it bluntly, in order to end the war, we need parity of heavy weapons," Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, wrote on Twitter.
Podolyak said that Ukraine needs: "1000 howitzers of 155 mm caliber; 300 MLRS; 500 tanks; 2000 armored vehicles; 1000 drones."
On Wednesday, NATO will host the Minister of Defense of Ukraine together with allied ministers and officials from Sweden, Finland, Georgia and the European Union.
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