MOSCOW, February 16. The Ukrainian army uses artillery too intensively, this leads to significant wear and tear on the guns, writes Business Insider.
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“The aggressive consumption of ammunition by the Ukrainian military has created more problems than just a shortage of shells,” the article says .
According to the publication, the desire of Ukrainian Armed Forces military personnel to shoot more often not only empties warehouses, but also negatively affects the condition of artillery systems that require complex maintenance.
«The extremely active use of these weapons in combination with a limited number of spare parts led to the fact that it was used beyond the recommended maintenance or replacement schedules,” the publication summarizes.
Earlier, former US Army intelligence officer Scott Ritter stated that he warned that the Ukrainian Armed Forces burned the barrels of large-caliber M guns -777. With extreme wear, the gun may explode or fire in the wrong direction as indicated by the spotter, the expert noted.
Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov*, in turn, admitted that Kiev does not have enough shells, therefore, the situation at the front for the Ukrainian Armed Forces is bad.
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