VH told how the reduction in the supply of 155 mm caliber shells will affect the Armed Forces of Ukraine

10/12/2023, 3:24:13 PM

Highlights: The withdrawal of half of the 155 mm ammunition supplied to Ukraine may lead to consequences for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Some areas will have to be left without artillery support at all, writes the Military Chronicle. This may cause a decrease in the number of attacks, both on military and civilian targets, it adds. The withdrawal of the ammunition is expected to be complete by the end of the year, the report says. The U.S. State Department says it will continue to send ammunition to Ukraine.

The withdrawal of half of the 155 mm ammunition supplied to Ukraine in favor of Israel may lead to consequences for Kyiv, for example, it will limit the ability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to fire at a distance of more than 25-30 km, as well as to use high-precision corrected shells, notes the Military Chronicle.

Secondly, Ukrainian troops will be forced to ration the issuance of ammunition, which will limit the use of the most effective part of the artillery park. This may cause a decrease in the number of attacks, both on military and civilian targets.

In the worst-case scenario for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, some areas will have to be left without artillery support at all, writes the Military Chronicle.

"Ukrainian artillery, which is extremely dependent on Western artillery, will gradually begin to lose the ability to effectively support the actions of its troops both in attack and defense, which sooner or later will affect the operational situation at the front," the authors note.

At the same time, much depends on how quickly the process of reducing supplies will be and how large the stocks of ammunition accumulated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be.

The Pentagon previously said it was sending ammunition to Israel and would continue to support Kyiv.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, admitted that from the middle of next year, Ukraine may face a reduction in the volume of military support from Western countries.