US is running out of ammunition for Ukraine

HIMARS, an American highly mobile operational-tactical missile and artillery system. File photoMOSCOW, 9 Oct. The United States will soon be unable to supply certain types of ammunition to Ukraine, Mark Cansian, a retired US Marine Corps colonel and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said this, according to AFP. . In particular, this concerns stockpiles of missiles for HIMARS complexes. “If the United States sends a third of this stock to Ukraine (as was the case with Javelins and Stingers), Ukraine will receive between 8,000 and 10,000 missiles. This stock will probably last for several months, but when the stocks are depleted , there is no replacement,” said Kanchian, who was previously involved in arms procurement for the US government. Restoring to the level that preceded the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine “could take years,” writes Kansian. AFP also quotes a US military official who said on conditions anonymity that Kyiv's need for ammunition turned out to be «much more than expected». 338″ data-source-sid=»rian_photo» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1080″ decoding=»async» sizes=»(min-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw» src=»https: //cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/08/0f/1809667414_0:169:1801:1182_1920x0_80_0_0_4b73687cb8accc49f9240fa82e8efe96.jpg» srcset=» data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%221920%22%20height=%221080%22%3E%3C/svg% 3E100w /images/07e6/08/0f/1809667414_0:169:1801:1182_1280x0_80_0_0_13c285962a2521af099af1742f723b5c.jpg 1280w,https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/08/0f/1809667414_0:169:1801:1182_1920x0_80_0_0_4b73687cb8accc49f9240fa82e8efe96.jpg 1920w «>The United States is getting more and more involved in supporting its Kyiv clients, the Foreign Ministry said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg earlier admitted that the stockpiles of weapons in the countries of the alliance have decreased due to supplies to Ukraine. According to him, NATO should work with the defense industry to speed up the production of equipment and weapons. In late September, the United States announced a new military aid package worth about $1.1 billion to Kyiv. It, among other things, includes 18 MLRS HIMARS. Thus, taking into account the current tranche, the total volume of American military assistance to Ukraine during the presidency of Joe Biden reached almost $17 billion. Russia had previously sent a note to NATO countries due to arms supplies to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect.