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U.S. And NATO Continue To Struggle To Supply Artillery Shells To Ukraine

Ukrainian artillery fires towards the frontline during heavy fighting amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bakhmut, Ukraine, April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach © REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach  

Business Insider: A Ukrainian soldier says he stopped shelling small Russian units because he is running out of US-made artillery ammo 

* A Ukrainian soldier says he stopped shelling small Russian units, per The Times of London. 

* Sergeant Taras "Fizruk" told the newspaper his unit is running out of US-made artillery shells. 

* The US and NATO have struggled to keep pace with Ukraine's use of ammunition. 

A Ukrainian soldier said he stopped shelling small Russian units because his brigade was running out of US-provided artillery ammunition, per The Times of London. 

"When it's two or three soldiers, I'm not shooting any more; only when it's a critical situation, say, ten guys close to our infantry, we will work," Sergeant Taras "Fizruk" told the newspaper. 

The 31-year-old mortar gunner said that he and his comrades from the 47th Mechanized Brigade "had ten times more ammunition over the summer." per the newspaper.  

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WNU Editor: I have been reading reports like the one above since September on how dire the ammo and equipment shortage is for the Ukraine Army on the front-lines. Especially the shortage of artillery pieces and shells. But this is the wish list that Kyiv wants from Washington .... Ukraine's ambitious US weapons wish list includes F-18 Hornet fighter jets, Apache helicopters, and giant transport planes (Business Insider).



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