MOSCOW (AA) – The Ukrainian military is actively resisting with help of the US and its allies, Russia’s chief of the General Staff said on Thursday.

In a briefing to the foreign military attaches, Valery Gerasimov said foreign financial support for Ukraine has already climbed to $100 billion.

The US and its allies are increasing military support for Kyiv, "thus prolonging the conflict,” he added.

Gerasimov also said the West has supplied four planes, over 30 helicopters and at least 5,000 drones for Ukraine since the start of the war in February.

Over 350 tanks and about 1,000 armored combat vehicles, up to 700 artillery systems and 100 multiple launch rocket systems, as well as more than 5,300 man-portable air defense systems and 130,000 anti-tank weapons were also provided by the Western allies to Ukraine, he added.

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