Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia is experiencing a shortage of weapons including drones and artillery shells, and therefore Ukraine cannot take any pause in the war as it would only benefit Russia.
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Russia is experiencing a shortage of weapons, including drones and artillery shells
Russia has been extensively purchasing Shahed attack drones from Iran
Russia has received more than a million artillery shells from North Korea and some missiles
Russia's warehouses were empty after the start of the full-scale invasion and they now face a deficit
Margus Tsahkna made a statement on X welcoming Zelensky and Kuleba
Tsahkna stated that Estonia stands firmly by Ukraine's side and together they will win the war
Zelensky also ruled out a ceasefire with Moscow, saying that a 'pause would play into (Russia's) hands' and could be used to 'crush' Ukraine
Give the Russian Federation two to three years, then they will simply run us over. We wouldn't take that risk... There will be no pauses in favour of Russia
We are against this war from the first day and will be until the last
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