NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that Ukraine is using up ammunition faster than its allies can provide
This is all on the back of Vladimir Putin beginning Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, as it approaches the one-year anniversary of the war.
Ukraine is reportedly firing around 7,000 artillery shells each day, as it tries to defend territory.
Stoltenberg revealed the wait time for ammunition orders had increased from 12 to 28 months.
“The current rate of Ukraine’s ammunition expenditure is many times higher than our current rate of production. This puts our defence industries under strain,” Stoltenberg said.
“The war in Ukraine is consuming an enormous amount of munitions and depleting allied stockpiles.”
The former Norwegian prime minister said that President Vladimir Putin has already begun Russia’s long-anticipated spring military offensive in Ukraine, “so we must continue to provide Ukraine with what it needs to win and to achieve a just and sustainable peace.”
