Posted on 03/18/2024 4:53:55 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
Starved of ammunition and losing ground, Ukraine has gone months without receiving weapons from the United States.
The crucial flow of military support paused in December after the Pentagon announced it had run out of money to replenish stocks.
Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov has said troops are in a state of "shell hunger" and reports have emerged of forces rationing as few as 15 artillery shells per day.
For every 10 shells Russia fires, Ukraine can only shoot one, Kyiv security officials have said.
The firepower shortage was a contributing factor in the recent withdrawal from Avdiivka.
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Maybe they should have a talent show style telethon and raise their own damned money!
When Putin is assassinated, the new leader will pull all the troops from Ukraine and ask for peace terms. The Russia will break into civil war and world harmony will come. No more wars in the world!
The EEeeeeeeee-yyyyyeeeeeewwwww can always pay thw US MIC for ammo.
Nobody stopping them.
BTW, how’s “Our Democracy” [in Russia] workin’ out for the ‘Rats?
They have money. The Euros have compensated for US funds. What the Euros cant do is compensate for specific US-sourced equipment.
Top of the list I think -
- Patriot missiles
- 155mm shells (in process of being partially compensated, but still short)
- HIMARS ammo and some vehicles.
OR these United States of America will deplete our own arms, Ukraine will be vanquished and russia will be on our own, unarmed, doorstep thanks to plugs and his imbeciles.
The US military cannot dispose of its current stocks, even for sale, without congressional approval.
Dealing with vendors in the US runs into long waiting lists for critical items.
Exclusive: Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe for Ukraine
Not good news.
The ‘support a free Ukraine’ canard will virtually disappear from FJB Administration mouths come November, win OR lose. The distraction will no longer be needed.
Russia wont be on the US doorstep, there will be other stages of problems first.
Letting Russia “win” opens a nasty can of worms.
Have a stand alone bill.
Yes, EU money ‘could’ be used to purchase US weapons, provided that export restrictions of ITAR and EAR compliance have been met and signed off.
But but but, hang on a sec! I have been assured by our amazing worldwide media that Ukraine is killing Russians left and right…shooting down their planes, sinking Russian ships and busting Russian ass EVERWARE!
They wouldn’t lie to us, would they? 🙄
If the goal was a victory in the Ukraine, the US and the West would need to send more than weapons, as soldiers are needed to use them to have any effect. Ukraine is running out of young men to have killed. Russian still has a few left.
This too will become the narrative and the demand by the corrupt warlords of the Biden Administration. The fact that they deny it now means nothing.
And FJB is using a threat aimed at Israel - cut off their arms and weapons so they lose against an actual terrorist group.
Ukraine is toast. Zelensky will be lynched by his own people.
What an idiotic comment!
Well, this is Australian News, they might have things upside down.
Yes, I understand clearly EXACTLY what you said!
Yeah, they seem to have missed this:
So maybe Europe doesn’t produce enough munitions to defend Ukraine? How would they defend themselves from Russia? Oh, wait. I forgot. The US is supposed to do that, too.
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