Ukraine is racing against time to meet its need for ammunition, especially artillery shells. Russia fires 10,000 artillery shells daily, compared to 2,000 shells fired by the Ukrainian army.
scarcity of medium-range missiles is harming the war effort, a Spanish newspaper says. Ukraine is looking forward to a Czech plan to purchase 800,000 mortar shells from countries outside the European Union, the newspaper adds. The Czech Republic has revitalized its relations since the period after the collapse of the Soviet Union.