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UK Repotedly Runs Out of Weapons to Send to Ukraine
UK Repotedly Runs Out of Weapons to Send to Ukraine
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Western countries began pouring weapons and ammunition into Ukraine shortly after Russia launched its military operation in the country in... 03.10.2023, Sputnik Africa
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The United Kingdom has run out of weapons which can be sent to Ukraine, and should encourage other countries to boost their efforts, The Telegraph reported, citing a senior military official.The source also said that the UK is not the only country supporting Ukraine, therefore, other allies can provide more funds and ammunition and share the burden. The military chief said that the UK can send no additional Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, since its own armed forces need them to upgrade into Challenger 3. Last month, UK Defense Minister Grant Shapps said that London would deliver "tens of thousands" more artillery shells to Kiev. He added that the UK planned to have 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers trained by the end of this year. Western countries began pouring weapons and ammunition into Ukraine shortly after Russia launched its military operation in the country in February 2022. The Kremlin has repeatedly warned against further escalation leading to NATO's direct involvement in the conflict.
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UK Repotedly Runs Out of Weapons to Send to Ukraine
14:06 03.10.2023 (Updated: 15:36 03.10.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Western countries began pouring weapons and ammunition into Ukraine shortly after Russia launched its military operation in the country in February 2022. The Kremlin has repeatedly warned against further escalation leading to NATO's direct involvement in the conflict.
The United Kingdom has run out of weapons which can be sent to Ukraine, and should encourage other countries to
boost their efforts, The Telegraph reported, citing a senior military official.
"We’ve given away just about as much as we can afford … We will continue to source equipment to provide for Ukraine, but what they need now is things like air defense assets and artillery ammunition and we’ve run dry on all that," the report cited a source as saying.
The source also said that the UK is not the only country supporting Ukraine, therefore, other allies can provide more funds and ammunition and share the burden.
The military chief said that the UK can send no additional Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, since its own armed forces need them to upgrade into Challenger 3.
"Every tank we give away is one less that we have," the source said.
Last month, UK Defense Minister Grant Shapps said that London would deliver "tens of thousands" more
artillery shells to Kiev. He added that the UK planned to have 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers trained by the end of this year.
Western countries began pouring weapons and ammunition into Ukraine shortly after Russia launched its military operation in the country in February 2022. The Kremlin has repeatedly warned against further escalation leading to NATO's direct involvement in the conflict.
