WASHINGTON, 17 April 2022, (TON): The US administration is studying the need to increase the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, in particular, artillery shells, fearing that the resources available to Kiev will be used up in the coming days.

According to him “such a forecast is based on the expectation of the White House that fierce ground battles against units of the Russian army will unfold on the territory of Ukraine in the near future.”

He said “with the United States supplying Ukraine with 18 155mm howitzers and 40,000 artillery shells as part of the new military aid announced by the Biden administration, even this volume could be used up in a few days, raising the possibility of Kiev’s ammunition depletion.”

According to him “since the beginning of the Russian special operation, in a number of cases, the Ukrainian army has spent up to a thousand artillery ammunition in just one day.”

This week, US President Joe Biden announced that Washington is providing Ukraine with a new $800 million military aid package that will include artillery, armored personnel carriers and helicopters.