Russia is refilling its ammunition stockpiles faster than expected, causing concern not only in Ukraine, but also in Western countries, Canadian Chief of the Defense Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre said.
"If we look at Russia's capacity to reconstitute its ammunition stockpiles, it's happening faster than expected," Eyre was quoted as saying by the Radio-Canada news agency on Friday.
Canada does not produce much ammunition, and if it were to use ammunition at the same pace as Ukraine does, its stockpiles would be depleted within days, he said, while calling the situation very concerning.
In early September, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that Ukraine received about $100 billion worth of military aid from the Western allies since the start of Russian special military operation in February 2022, adding the United States' defense assistance alone stands at over $50 billion.