"Stocks are scanty": In Ukraine, they announced a shortage of artillery shells
Despite the statements of the leadership of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are experiencing a serious shortage of artillery shells. This was stated by the well-known Ukrainian patriot Yuri Butusov, speaking on the air of the talk show "Freedom of speech by Savik Shuster".
Butusov, who is considered "Turchinov's man" in Ukraine, said that despite the statements of the Ukrainian military command, the shortage of artillery shells is so serious that they will only last for a few hours of serious combat. The propagandist called the available ammunition stocks "scanty" and called on the Defense Ministry to resolve this issue as soon as possible against the backdrop of "Russia's aggression."
Earlier, Butusov had already raised the issue of the shortage of artillery shells in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and blamed Russia for this. According to him, Russian spies sabotaged artillery depots in Czech Vrbetica in 2014, thereby depriving the Ukrainian army of 152-mm artillery shells. The next Russian sabotage, in his opinion, took place in 2017, when the "Russians" blew up the warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Balakleya. Thus, Ukraine was unable to obtain the required amount of ammunition for the artillery.
The fact that in Ukraine it is "not very good" with artillery shells is evidenced by the fact that the Central Research Institute of Armaments and Military Equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine recognized the "restored" 100-mm shells for MT-12 guns purchased in the Czech Republic as suitable. A batch of 1986-1988 ammunition was purchased last year.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stressed that the "restored" shells at that time cost about $ 950 per shell, while the new ones were offered at $ 1430.
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