There is still an important issue.
NATO countries need to start large-scale production of artillery ammo anyway because we have to have a backup for the perhaps unlikely chance that our air supremacy is broken by some new air defense innovation.
Computer technology has taken such leaps lately that this innovation is even likely.
If we do this thing, that we need to do anyway, then now is better than a bit later, because we’ll also be able to help Ukraine.
Artillery ammo is in short supply and expensive now only because we shut down mass production.
The required funds have been collected to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine from countries outside the European Union, Czech President Petr Pavel announced on 7 March, as reported by Ceske Noviny.
The initiative comes as a response to the EU’s failure to meet its pledge of providing Ukraine with 1 million rounds of artillery by this month while Russia continues to produce more ammunition and receive support from North Korea.
Speaking to journalists during his visit to the Central Bohemian Region, Pavel stated that the aid, initiated by the Czech Republic, has garnered the support of an additional 18 countries. The munitions are expected to be delivered to Ukraine in the coming weeks.