CNN cites Western officials warning of dire consequences for Ukraine due to munition shortages and delayed US aid, putting air defenses at risk amid intensifying Russian attacks.
From: Euromaiden Press BY YURI ZORIA
Western officials are warning that Ukraine’s shortage of ammunition and military equipment is having an increasingly dire effect on the battlefield, as the US and its allies struggle to resupply the country’s military, CNN says referring to Western officials. Russia is intensifying its attacks on Kyiv’s dwindling air defenses, knowing that they likely won’t be replenished anytime soon.
The US foreign aid package, including crucial military assistance for Ukraine, has been delayed since last fall by far-right Republicans in Congress. The Senate passed a $95 billion bill, with over $60 billion for Ukraine, but House Speaker Mike Johnson refused to bring it to a vote, citing the need not to rush. He now plans to hold the vote after the Easter recess, following the government funding resolution.
The Ukrainian forces are “experiencing shortages in air defense munitions, mostly in the medium to long range,” a NATO official said on 5 April as per CNN. “It’s not just that we know that. It’s that Russia knows that. So Russia is using drones and missiles in ways that are really explicitly designed to deplete Ukrainian air defense systems.”
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