Podolyvak said in an interview with BBC that aired on Thursday that Ukraine needs Western artillery, citing the “complete lack of parity” between the two countries\u2019 armies as the reason for the high casualty rate.<\/p>\n
Russia’s attacks in eastern Ukraine continued Friday, and Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai told the Associated Press that forces are fighting “for every house and every street” in Sievierodonetsk, the remaining part of the Luhansk region that has not been claimed by Russia.<\/p>\n
Europe stands in support of Ukraine<\/a> and President Von Der Leyen communicated<\/a> with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on the occasion of the President’s visit to Kyiv about her support for rebuilding Ukraine.<\/p>\n She also said, “First, I want to report on our joint work on the reconstruction. Together, we are working on a reconstruction platform. It is amazing to see that there is an enormous will outside Ukraine to support the reconstruction \u2013 be it the Member States, be it other friends and partners of Ukraine, but also the international financial institutions. And of course, the business community is very interested in supporting Ukraine for its reconstruction.<\/p>\n What we want to do together with that platform is to create a common direction of travel, and have a very clear roadmap on how to deliver and how to orchestrate this reconstruction, with full transparency, full accountability, to help Ukraine rise from the ashes. This should be a process that is fully owned by Ukraine, of course.<\/p>\n We have a long track record of experience how to manage those situations, and mainly how to manage the investment with reforms. We share the same objectives: We want to channel the investments and deliver reforms so that we improve the lives of Ukrainians; we rebuild Ukraine; we make Ukraine attractive for investors, a conducive environment for the business sector; and, of course, support Ukraine in pursuing its European path. This is so important to have a combination of reform and investment.”<\/p>\n As President @vonderleyen<\/a> stated during her visit to Kyiv, we are relentlessly preparing the recommendations for EU countries.<\/p>\n The assessment will be finalised by this week.<\/p>\n The path is known, it is a merit-based path forward. And Europe stands by your side.#StandWithUkraine<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/p7qxoajkOq<\/a><\/p>\n — European Commission \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa (@EU_Commission) June 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n