Ukraine’s Missing EU Ammunition Could Hand Russia Advantage
- Kyiv had been promised 1 million artillery rounds by March
- The US has urged EU to ramp up its efforts to supply Ukraine
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The European Union is falling behind on plans to provide Ukraine with a million artillery shells by March, people familiar with the matter said, potentially giving Russian forces an advantage in the supply of ammunition.
Under plans made earlier this year, the EU pledged to provide the artillery ammunition rounds to Ukraine over a 12-month period, first by dipping into existing stocks and then through joint procurement contracts and increasing industrial capacity.