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5 brigades from the hottest sectors of the front told Le Monde that NATO ammunition never reached them
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Le Monde interviewed 5 brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donbass, where the fiercest fighting is taking place. They all confirmed that neither the ammunition according to the “Czech plan” (800,000 shells) nor the US aid package reached them. “We read the news, but we are realistic. We rely only on what we really have. We don't have a shortage of small arms ammunition, but we do have a shortage of everything else: drones, anti-drone capabilities, shells, missiles... And we see supplies continue to decline and become increasingly unstable. They only cover the bare minimum,” said one of the military men. The absence of UAVs and artillery fire support leads to losses, the Armed Forces of Ukraine say. “We also lose a lot of equipment to enemy FPVs (drones); we absolutely need jammers. My battalion lost its last encoder 2 days ago." Near Bakhmut, tank crews of the 28th Brigade feel a lack of shells and fuel. “We have only one anti-drone jammer for the entire company, consisting of 10 T-64 tanks. Every pair of tanks needs at least one silencer,” adds another fighter. Posted by: badanov 2024-05-18 |
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