Zelensky: No reports of artillery shortages for first time in full-scale war
kyivindependent.com
Over the winter months, Ukraine's armed forces suffered a "critical" shortage of artillery shells, in large part due to delays in U.S. military aid.
  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
    32·
    6 months ago

    As it should be this far in.

    There’s no reason Ukraine should lose this war due to ammunition.

    Maybe Russia still pulls something off, or they meat grinder their way through or something, but lack of ammunition shouldn’t be why.

    • realitista@lemm.eeOP
      142·
      6 months ago

      There’s no reason it should happen, but it’s the most likely way that Ukraine will lose. The coalition will break down and countries will stop doing their part.

      • RubberDuck@lemmy.world
        13·
        6 months ago

        Several long term, at scale, contracts have been signed. Factories are scaling up, Europe is feeling the pressure. And with the absence of stocks these factories need to be producing at max capacity for a while to supply Ukraine and replenish stocks.

        • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
          9·
          6 months ago

          If they increase output and Ukraine wins, yay Ukraine wins.

          If they increase output and Ukraine falls and Putin tempts fate by attacking the Baltics / Nato they’re already at increased output.

          Really it’s a win win at this point in terms of success or readiness.

          • RubberDuck@lemmy.world
            3·
            6 months ago

            Hence the investments. They make sense. NATO has known for at least 2 decades their ammo stocks where insufficient for any prolonged conflict.

            Narrator:

            Politicians believed this type of conflict was of the past.

            They where wrong.

        • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
          7·
          6 months ago

          My concern isn’t manufacturing capacity, but Russian influence on politics making various world leaders withhold the output of that manufacturing capacity. This happened the USA and it took startling few Russian proponents to make it happen.

          • realitista@lemm.eeOP
            2·
            6 months ago

            Exactly. Russia’s ultra right wing candidates are poised to win all over Europe and potentially USA. Until we get better fighting against their influence campaigns and buying off of politicians, this is the way they will win.

  • CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz
    1·
    6 months ago

    Now let’s keep increasing European production so that we don’t need to go scraping stockpiles around the world while waiting for Republicans in the US to stop supporting Putin.