/ world today news/ “The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has been going on for the sixteenth month, during which artillery, armored vehicles, missiles and various other types of weapons of the ground forces are being used up at an extraordinary rate. Stocks on both sides are running out fast.
Russia is redirecting some of its exports to its own military needs and investing in rebuilding some of its vast Soviet-era manufacturing capacity, which was the world’s best in nearly all types of ground and air warfare. At the same time, Ukraine, having exhausted its own stockpiles left over from the Soviet era, is forced to rely heavily on arms supplies from the West.” – пише Military Watch Magazine .
Many Western countries were initially reluctant to provide arms to Ukraine. Exceptions are Great Britain, Poland and the Baltic countries. But the situation quickly changed, as the defeat of Russia came to be seen as the main objective of the Western bloc.
However, as NATO’s own stockpile of weapons dwindles, the West is forced to look elsewhere for weapons for Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia is ramping up production of equipment for the ground forces, which is believed to exceed the capabilities of all NATO countries combined.
„In the latest of many attempts by the West to find new sources of weapons, it was reported on June 2 that the United States wanted to buy TNT from Japan to expand the production of artillery shells for Ukraine. Although Japan’s policy prohibits the delivery of weapons to war zones, Tokyo is likely to make an exception on the grounds that the TNT in the Ukraine fighting will be used for non-military purposes. Japan was one of three non-Western countries to support economic sanctions against Russia, along with Singapore and South Korea.
Moreover, Seoul itself came under pressure and was forced to allow the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Artillery from its own stocks was sent to the United States for its subsequent transfer to the Ukrainian armed forces.
Morocco and Jordan have also become important arms suppliers to Ukraine. The first delivered T-72 tanks, and the second, as confirmed on June 1, will deliver Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. – says the article.
British intelligence agencies have reportedly been particularly active on black markets in Africa and the Middle East, trying to buy weapons suitable for military operations in Ukraine, the newspaper noted.
As for the West’s continued efforts to buy weapons for Kiev, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace warned on June 2 that the rapid pace of depleting their own stockpiles has forced Western countries to seek weapons for military action against Russia on the international market.
„The reality is that we all run out.” he said of the amount of weapons left behind by NATO members.
The warnings about the state of Ukrainian armaments are getting darker. In particular, this applies to air defense systems, which are on the verge of exhaustion and which Western countries can only replenish to a very limited extent.
The United Kingdom and its European allies have strongly pressed the United States to allow the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, which could partially offset the consumption of surface-to-air munitions. However, the F-16’s age and lack of modern options called into question their combat capability in such an intense battle against an enemy with world-leading air defense capabilities.
NATO’s satellite network and aerial surveillance and electronic warfare also played an important role, as did participating contractors from many Western nations.
„A growing number of analysts point out that because of the problem of weapons shortages and the grueling nature of the conflict for industry, the ability to provide large numbers of weapons is likely to be the main deciding factor. Most likely, the country that will face a shortage of weapons will lose. That is why the armament of Ukraine is given such great importance and a serious depletion of the military potential of NATO members is allowed“. – concludes Military Watch magazine.
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