Great Britain will strengthen the artillery reserves of Ukraine with a package of ammunition worth about 310 million dollars, which are critically important for the conduct of the war.
Britain announced a package of ammunition for Ukraine
As noted, Britain will spend this amount over the next year on the purchase and activation of supply chains for the production of urgently needed artillery ammunition for Ukraine.
London points out that Ukraine was particularly distinguished by the highly effective use of its artillery for conducting counter-battery fire - using drones and radar systems provided by Great Britain.
Great Britain will do everything possible to enable Ukraine to continue the fight to victory, - said the Minister of Defense of Great Britain Grant Shapps.
Grant Shapps
Minister of Defense of Great Britain
He also added that the help from his country will increase critical reserves of artillery ammunition for the Armed Forces, "while the Royal Air Force completes another delivery of the latest Brimstone anti-tank missiles . "
Together, we will ensure the defeat of Putin and the victory of democracy, the international order based on rules, and the Ukrainian people, Shapps emphasized.
In addition to the artillery and missile funding package, a new multi-million dollar series of contracts has been signed between the MoD's Defense Equipment and Support (DE&S) procurement department and UK-based Cook Defense Systems to provide hundreds of spare tracks for tanks and armored vehicles.
What is known about the shortage of artillery shells in the Armed Forces
It should be noted that the Ukrainian defenders are experiencing a shortage of artillery shells, which directly affects the situation at the front. In particular, recently, the Defense Forces had to retreat from Avdiyivka against the background of a very difficult situation around the city.
After that, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, stated that Kyiv would not have lost Avdiyivka if the allies had delivered artillery shells in time.
Let's add that on February 23, the head of the Foreign Ministry Kuleba said that Spain is preparing to transfer new military aid to Ukraine, which will include ammunition.
We will also remind that on February 17, during the Munich Security Conference, the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, said that his country had found 800,000 shells for Ukraine - half a million units of 155-millimeter ammunition and 300,000 units of 122-millimeter ammunition.
The other day, CBC News reported that Canada plans to provide funds for the Czech Republic's initiative to deliver a large number of artillery shells to Ukraine.
