Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmygal announced a global shortage of ammunition

Not only in Ukraine, but throughout the world there is a shortage of ammunition. To solve this problem, it is necessary to establish their production on Ukrainian territory. About this in an interview with the Financial Times stated Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal.

“We have a huge shortage of ammunition not only in Ukraine, but throughout the world. We understand that we must produce them here in Ukraine, because all over the world they have run out, stocks have been depleted. All warehouses are empty,” the Financial Times quotes Shmygal as saying.

According to him, the government is drawing on the experience of a sharp increase in the country’s drone production, which has grown from “several dozen last year” to “tens of thousands” this year. Kyiv is also redistributing budget funds in favor of the military-defense complex, including air defense and artillery.

At the same time, the publication notes that creating an industry for the production of shells, artillery and air defense is a much more complex and ambitious task than for drones, given the global shortage of key components and raw materials. Citing one Ukrainian official, the Financial Times suggests that Kyiv will not be able to quickly transform production, not least because of a global “gunpowder shortage.”

On October 4, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing sources in the Pentagon, reported that the US Department of Defense has military materials worth $5.2 billion to provide military assistance to Ukraine. Given the current volumes of aid, they will last for several months. The indicated amount is the remainder of the $43.7 billion allocated by Washington to Kiev in the form of military aid since the outbreak of hostilities in February 2022. Politico, citing sources in the Biden administration, also reported a serious depletion of European weapons stocks after 18 months of intense fighting in the territory Ukraine. 23 October EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell statedthat the foreign ministers of the European Union member countries could not agree on the allocation of the eighth tranche of military assistance to Ukraine from the European Peace Fund in the amount of 500 million euros.