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Ukraine war: Kyiv forced to cut military operations as foreign aid dries up
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Posted on 12/18/2023 7:36:05 PM PST by MNDude

Ukraine has warned it is already being forced to downsize some military operations because of a drop-off in foreign aid.

Top general Oleksandr Tarnavskyi said troops faced ammunition shortages along the "entire front line", creating a "big problem" for Kyiv. It comes as billions of dollars of US and EU aid have been held up amid political wrangles. Ukraine said it hoped to boost its own ammunition industry with western help. But it relies heavily on western supplies, particularly on deliveries of long-range missiles and air defence systems, to fight occupying Russian forces. Gen Tarnavskyi told the Reuters news agency that the country lacked artillery shells, particularly for its Soviet-era weapons. "The volumes we have are not sufficient, given our needs," he said. "So, we're redistributing it. We're re-planning tasks that we had set for ourselves and making them smaller because we need to provide for them." He said that diminishing foreign military aid was already having an impact on the battlefield, and forcing a change in tactics.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boohoo; news; notourfight

1 posted on 12/18/2023 7:36:05 PM PST by MNDude
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To: MNDude

There is just a bunch of these stories now.

Regime media has totally changed the messaging on Ukraine.


2 posted on 12/18/2023 7:49:02 PM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: MNDude

GOOD.

And may Zelensky soon become a good riddance.


3 posted on 12/18/2023 8:30:59 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Reverend Wright; MNDude
Regime media has totally changed the messaging on Ukraine.

Agree.

The MSM seems to be writing love letters to Hamas now.

4 posted on 12/18/2023 8:43:18 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: MNDude

Boo Fricken Hoo....


5 posted on 12/18/2023 9:10:07 PM PST by Herodes
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To: MNDude

Zelensky could cough up his ill-gotten goods and provide a billion or two back to the Ukraine treasury.


6 posted on 12/18/2023 9:42:19 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: All

Gaslighting.


7 posted on 12/19/2023 4:16:11 AM PST by Liz (Women have tremendous power — their femininity, because men can't do without it. Sidney Sheldon)
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