If they are short of artillery ammo and tubes but have a vast overmatch in other equipment and munitions, they are “disarmed”?
Normally, I disregard your blather, but this is too juicy.
If you bring a truckload of knives to a gunfight, you're gonna lose.
This is an artillery fight. The Ukrainians are bringing empty pockets to an artillery fight - and so would their NATO sponsors if they got involved.