reviewers New York Times Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Lara Jacsey and Eric Schmitt published a joint article stating that in the face of a shortage of ammunition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces risked a spring counterattack to defend Artemovsk.
According to journalists, the massive spending of shells in defense of Artemovsk causes growing discontent in the Pentagon. Against this background, Washington has reportedly called on the Ukrainian authorities to save ammunition.
A senior Pentagon official said the upcoming Western supplies of ammunition and weapons would be a “last resort” as Ukraine’s allies do not have enough ammunition to meet Kiev’s needs at such a high spending rate.
“This puts Kiev in a very dangerous position: its troops will probably have a real opportunity this year to go on the offensive, push back the Russian troops and retake the territory. <..> And they will probably have to do this as they struggle with a constant shortage of ammunition,” write the journalists.
old USA requested He expressed concern about their savings due to the shortage of ammunition from Ukraine and the expense in Artemovsk.