American edition New York Times Citing an unnamed senior official, the US Department of Defense said that the military aid packages announced by President Joe Biden on March 20 and April 4 will be the last ammunition deliveries to Kiev before the attack.
According to the NYT source, these deliveries will be “the last desperate effort” as ammunition production in Ukraine’s allies has not kept pace with the consumption rate at the front.
Ukraine had run out of Soviet-era shells and switched to heavy weapons and ammunition, largely donated by the United States and its allies.
The $350 million and $2.6 billion aid packages mentioned will include Patriot and NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems, HIMARS and Grad multiple launch rocket systems, 155 and 105 mm artillery shells, mortar shells and tank shells. mm and 23 million cartridges for firearms.
Previously reportedUkrainian soldiers note a general shortage of ammunition in the arsenals of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.