Petro Poroshenko, who is winning the Ukrainian presidential election by tentative results, has said the army operation in southeastern Ukraine should continue in a changed format.
“I support the continuation of this [army operation] but I demand a new
format,” Poroshenko said at a press briefing on May 26. He noted the
operation “should be made more efficient and held within a shorter
period of time” and the servicemen should have better armaments and
equipment.
“The anti-terrorist operation cannot and will not last for 2 or 3 months. It should and will last for [several] hours,” Poroshenko
said.
The presidential candidate emphasized that the first moves of the new
Ukrainian authorities will target higher combat capacities of the
Ukrainian army and law enforcement agencies.
“Then we will see a very rapid improvement of the efficiency of the anti-terrorist operation,” he said.
Poroshenko said the operation efficiency would become tangible very soon. “We will able to see its efficiency shortly,” he said.
