With Russia outgunning Ukraine’s artillery at an estimated 15-1 it looks like the main tool for halting Russia’s advance is about to start running at marginal effectiveness. Ukraine’s main industrial hubs are either already occupied, have incredibly difficult issues with supply lines, or have sustained physical damage, and artillery has been one of Ukraine’s most effective tools at slowing the Russian advance. The fact that Ukraine is simply using this ammunition faster than the west is willing to donate and faster than Ukraine’s domestic production can keep up with does not bode well for their ability to mount a meaningful defense for much longer. The last aid package passed by the US bought Ukraine only about 2 weeks worth of artillery shells.
That was my thought. "Ukraine is almost out of ammo because the West only approved a measley two weeks' worth. They'll fail without us giving them more money and munitions!"
Orwell was a liberal reactionary chud, of course, but his talk in :1984: about how expending human labor with endless warfare was a reliable means to stabilize class hierarchy by removing surplus and keeping everyone precarious enough to never think about revolution may well apply here.
No money for citizens! Only war! :only-throw:
it might also be a case of the west not making ammo compatable with soviet era artillery guns