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Ukrainian troops “ration or run out of ammunition”, according to the US

To the troops Ukrainian They are starting to run out of ammunition and not enough troops in the face of the current offensive of RussiaThe US National Security Advisor said this Wednesday, Jake Sullivan.

“We are receiving more and more reports that the troops Ukrainian “They ration or even run out of ammunition at the front.” of battle at a time when Russian forces are attacking the neighboring country by land and air, he declared at a press conference.

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“With each passing day, the cost of American inaction increases for the courageous Ukrainians on the front lines.”he said Sullivanand then urge the US Congress to approve “quickly” a new military aid package for Kyiv.

In this sense, he highlighted that Ukrainians “they will be in a weaker position if they do not receive ammunition, air defense systems and other equipment they need”.

This Wednesday the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army Oleksandr Sirskihighlighted after a trip to the front line that the situation on the battlefield is “extremely complex”since Ukraine lacks sufficient men and weapons in the face of the supremacy of troops Russian invaders.

The leader of the Republican opposition in Camera The Chamber of Deputies refused on Tuesday to vote on a Ukraine aid bill that had just been adopted by the Senate, the other arm of the Congress American.

Without passage of a new aid package, U.S. aid to the U.S. military Ukraine -interrupted since the end of December-, cannot be resumed.

The package, which is the subject of fierce debate, provides $95 billion in military aid, but will be divided into three parts: 60 billion for Ukraine14 billion to Israel and the rest of the funds to Taiwan.

This blockade, in addition to the parliamentary debate, focuses on a confrontation between the American president, Joe Bidenand his predecessor, the tycoon Republican Donald Trump (2017-2021), both candidates for the November presidential elections.

Source: Elcomercio

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