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...Russia’s war in Ukraine has turned into “a battle of ammunition”, Nato’s head has warned, as supply shortages have forced Kyiv’s military to ration artillery rounds....
...The US has sent more 1mn rounds of ammunition seized from Iran to Ukrainian armed forces....
...Jens Stoltenberg was speaking after Nato signed a contract for “hundreds of thousands of rounds” of 155mm artillery ammunition. Here’s more on the agreement. 3....
...The US has an estimated 3mn DPICM rounds stored in US and allied bases in Europe....
...The EU has also fallen short in fulfilling existing pledges made to Kyiv, sending less than half the 1mn rounds of ammunition it promised last year.But Ukraine’s situation was far from hopeless, stressed...
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...Germany also intends to buy up to 330,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition in the coming years, of which around 20,000 rounds will be earmarked for Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the plans...
...Related: EY in the UK has told staff to expect less generous pay rises this year and prepare for a small round of redundancies....
...But, as a point of comparison, the 2022 US artillery munitions budget of $174mn includes over 75 000 rounds of “dumb” ammunition, according to analysis by the Royal United Services Institute....
...The EU has issued seven rounds of sanctions against Belarus, and member states last week agreed to an export ban on goods such as firearms, ammunition and products related to space and aviation....
...Mobs have looted more than 4,000 weapons and half a million rounds of ammunition from police in Manipur, according to official estimates, only some of which have been recovered....
...For example, an artillery piece must fire between 100 and 200 rounds per gun daily to be effective in battle....
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...Ukraine has restored some power, but Kyiv’s allies are concerned by the struggle to increase ammunition production. Nations have been slow to sign contracts needed to boost supply....
...Even the EU is breaking new ground, agreeing last week to spend €1bn on joint orders of ammunition, and use €1bn to reimburse member states for supplying rounds to Ukraine from existing stocks....
...Ukrainian and Nato officials have also warned in recent days of ammunition shortages as the war approaches its first anniversary on February 24....
...The latest package will include additional ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems (Himars), tens of thousands of rounds of artillery and mortar ammunition, anti-armour systems and armoured...
...Calling them “points of invincibility”, Zelenskyy said 4,000 shelters had been prepared, with more planned....
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...Bioenergy Europe, a trade association, warned that if adopted, the revised directive will cut 20 per cent of Europe’s renewable energy supply or 4 per cent of total energy....
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...“If we had been a little more selective and invested properly, it would not have hurt as much” — Masayoshi Son 4....
...Is the west running out of ammunition to supply Ukraine?...
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