Ukraine Defense Minister said that Russia has been openly committing acts of terror that have resulted in the deaths of thousands of Ukrainian citizens, including the deliberate targeting of schools and hospitals, as its forces battle Ukrainian troops in the country’s south and east.

“Moscow has no interest in any particular chunk of Ukrainian land. It wants us to cower in terror because terror is the source of the Kremlin’s power”, - said Oleksii Reznikov.

As he added Russian forces have abducted Ukrainian citizens and sent them from their homes to Russia.

“We are much stronger now than we have been. But in order to win we need weapons. We need weapons fast and in sufficient quantities”, - Reznikov said.

He credited long-range firepower sent to Ukraine, such as the M-142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), with helping to stem the tide of Russia’s invasion.

“We need long-distance systems to stop the enemy. We also need armored vehicles to begin a counter-offensive [such as] tanks and armored personnel carriers. We need them fast because wherever we stop the enemy, they begin to dig in. This will increase our losses during a counter-offensive. Ukraine is defending a front line that extends more than 1,500 miles - about the distance from Barcelona to Warsaw”, - said Minister.