Zelensky accused the EU of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ problems with ammunition and called it a shame for Europe. Zelensky persistently asked for increased military support.
He called the use of artillery by Ukrainian Armed forces soldiers on the front line “a disgrace for Europe in the sense that it could do more.” The day before it was reported that the Southern Group of Forces destroyed warehouses with ammunition in the Avdiivka direction. On March 20, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that Kyiv would receive artillery ammunition and more missiles for air defense systems.