"Forced to pay life": the military explained what the lacking of shells compensated

According to the Ukrainian fighter, without a significant increase in the supply of ammunition and shells, his fighters will have to leave their line of keeping and retreat further deep into the Ukrainian territory. The ratio of artillery fire on the battlefield is in some places 20 to 1 in favor of Russian troops. The invaders are gradually moving due to more shells. Instead, the Ukrainian Army shortage of ammunition costs life and time.

The Ukrainian serviceman, whose name and place of service is not disclosed for security reasons, told about this Foreign Policy. The conversation took place at the end of March, when the Foreign Policy (FP) correspondent visited the front of the front in eastern Ukraine, which the Armed Forces was held, despite continuous offensive actions by the Russian troops. "When I entered the ammunition warehouse, I was amazed at how empty it was.

About two dozen wooden boxes with artillery ammunition, which had 30 122-mm NATO shells received from Pakistani reserves, and 60 were Soviet 122 mm shells from those few residues left over from the Ukrainian reserves that are reduced, "-said FP journalist. He asked the Ukrainian serviceman how to stabilize the front after leaving Avdiivka. "We are forced to pay our lives because of a lacking of shells," he replied.

The fighter said that "on good days" the ratio of fire between the Armed Forces and the invaders is 10-20 to 1 in favor of the Russians, and "on bad days it seems that they (occupiers-ed. ) Have unlimited reserves. " According to the fighter, his brigade began to feel a shortage of shells in February 2023, and since then the shortage has been steadily increasing.

They did not receive replenishment for months, and his brigade was forced to normalize shells, opening fire only when it was absolutely necessary to keep their positions. The only reason that the unit of this fighter did not retreate, according to him, was only the "professionalism and sacrifice of Ukrainian men. " "Without ammunition, we have to rely on our reserves . . . at the great cost of life," the serviceman said.

According to the FP correspondent, the situation on the front line is already critical, as Ukrainian troops are trying to keep their positions without the ammunition necessary to protect them. This thesis was confirmed by the Ukrainian fighter, noting that without a significant increase in the supply of ammunition, his fighters will have to leave this line and retreat further deep into the Ukrainian territory.

We will remind, on April 16, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with PBS Newhour agency stated that the statistics of aircraft and shells show that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can continue to receive victories on the front line. According to Zelensky in the Ukrainian army, 30 times less aircraft, and 10 shells. On April 17, the Czech Prime Minister of the Czech Republic announced the supply of Ukraine first ammunition in June.