KYIV, Ukraine—Dwindling ammunition threatens Ukraine’s hold on the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line under withering assault by Russian artillery. Defensive lines are in jeopardy. Ukrainian forces withdrew from the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region on Saturday after daily Russian onslaughts from three directions for the last four months.
KYIV, Ukraine—Dwindling ammunition threatens Ukraine’s hold on the 1,000-kilometer front line under withering assault by Russian artillery. Defensive lines are in jeopardy.
Its seizure boosts Russian morale and confirms that the Kremlin’s troops are now setting the pace in the fight, to the dismay of Ukrainian forces that have managed only incremental gains since their counteroffensive last year.The Biden administration linked the loss of Avdiivka to Congressional inaction on $60 billion in military aid for Ukraine.
For weeks, Ukrainian forces across the frontline have complained about critical shortages in ammunition, with some artillery batteries fighting with only 10 percent of supply they need. Desperate to economize shells, military leaders ordered units to fire at only precise targets. But commanders on the ground say this is barely enough to restrain their better-supplied enemy. Concerns are growing that without military aid the fall of Avdiivka may be repeated in other parts of the frontline.
He, like other officers interviewed for this story, spoke on condition that only their first names be used for security reasons.
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