Russian strikes continue to attack Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv, Ukraine — The Biden administration announced on Monday the largest single military package ever inUkraine, plus therocket, Promised $ 1 billion in ammunition and other equipment. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced a drawdown from U.S. military inventory and has already used such weapons "to defend very effectively" in Russia's assault, accusing Ukrainians. Praised.
But Ukrainian defenders say they need much faster, as CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from the major port city of Mykolaiv. .. The message from a Ukrainian general whose mission was to keep the city out of Russia's hands in preparation for the expected confrontation was clear: they needed more firepower if they could counterattack. increase.
Maj. Gen. Dmytro Marchenko spoke to D'Agata in the rubble of local government headquarters. He and his army want to fight back, but none of them need to remember Russia's dominance when it comes to heavy weapons.
Marchenko told CBS News that for every 100 Russian troops firing at the city, his troops could only respond to 10.
However, the Kremlin's army ran out of precision-guided missiles used to destroy the Mykolaiv building in the early spring of the war. I am.
General has listed the weapons that city people and infrastructure are currently facing, from long-range missiles to Soviet rockets of the 1960s to anti-aircraft ammunition and cluster munitions. ..
Marchenko is an advanced HIMARS multiple launch rocket system supplied by the United States by helping his troops attack the arsenal far behind Russia's front line and cut supply lines. Acknowledged the achievements of. Among the items Washington promised on Monday were even more HIMARS rockets.
General said HIMARS was "one of the main factors" behind his army's ability to maintain their position so far and begin to seek superiority on the battlefield. called.
However, the onslaught of Russia was unforgiving. Bakumut, a front-line town hundreds of miles east of Mykolaiv, was hit hard.
Due to the constant bombardment of the major water supply in the eastern Donbas region, the inhabitants of Slovyansk have lost water for two months, adding to the suffering of the besieged city.
Mykolaiv is also bombed every night. Attacked again on Monday night and early Tuesday morning, Dagata and his team could hear the explosion in the distance.
General Marchenko said it would occur three times a day, with bombs randomly attacking, hitting civilian homes and even hospitals.
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