The Armed Forces of Ukraine are curtailing part of their operations due to the reduction of support for the West — Tarnavskyi
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine's armed forces are scaling back some combat operations due to a lack of Western aid and an acute shortage of artillery shells.
Due to the lack of Western assistance, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have to curtail some operations on the battlefield. Commander of the Tavria Operational and Strategic Group of Troops Oleksandr Tarnavsky said this in a commentary to Reuters, UNN reports.
Details
According to him, Ukraine has a shortage of artillery shells along the entire front line.
There is a problem with ammunition, especially post-Soviet ammunition (122 mm and 152 mm). And today these problems exist along the entire front line. The volumes we have today are insufficient for us today, given our needs. That is why we are redistributing them. We are re-planning the tasks we set for ourselves and making them smaller, because we need to provide them
Addendum
He also noted that Ukrainian troops on the southeastern front have switched to defense in some areas, but are trying to attack in others.
At the same time, the commander of the Tavria unit said that Russian troops are also facing problems with ammunition, but did not disclose details.
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