As the author of the article notes, “people and transport are not a problem for Ukrainians”—the problem is ammunition
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“The United States was one of the largest donors of 155mm shells for Ukraine’s best heavy guns, and pro-Russian Republicans in the US Congress cut off aid to Ukraine last fall,” says journalist David Ax.
Now the daily rate of shells used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been reduced to 2 thousand, while the Russian Armed Forces fire up to 10 thousand per day, he reports.
Thus, analysts are already noting the active work of artillery in the Kharkov region, the magazine writes.
In December, retired General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Krivonos admitted on Ukrainian television that Ukrainian troops had a “serious problem” in the Kupyansk direction. According to him, the Russian Armed Forces have “tactical successes and advancement” in many areas.
The Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Colonel General Alexander Syrsky, stated that the situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front is difficult; they have to fight in conditions of a shortage of weapons and people.