Ukraine needs long-range missiles to stop "Russian terror"
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This was reiterated - as reported by the Kiev Independent - by the president of Ukraine, Volodymir Zelensky, underlining that the Himars missiles currently used by Kiev have a range of 80 kilometers and cannot reach many of the areas occupied by the Russians.
According to Kiev, long-range missiles are needed to prevent the Russians from positioning their missile launchers far from the front line and destroying Ukrainian cities.
"There should be no taboos in supplying arms to Ukraine - says Zelensky - to protect against Russian aggression. We will do everything possible to ensure that our partners are open to this vital supply, including the delivery of Atacms missiles, which have a range of 300 kilometers, and other similar weapons".
MILITARY TRAINING AT SCHOOL IN RUSSIA
Meanwhile, the British Ministry of Defense notes in its daily intelligence update on the situation in the country that Moscow's decision to introduce basic military training into the secondary school curriculum "underscores the increasingly militarized wartime Russia, as well as being a (probably intended) evocation of the Soviet Union: similar training was compulsory in schools until 1993".
The report states that the course - called 'Basics of life safety' - will be introduced from 1 September next: it will include training with AK series machine guns and hand grenades, as well as military exercises and the use of for personal protection.
Already last December, the Ministry of Science had announced a military training program for university students.