The Biden administration's swap of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for WNBA star Brittney Griner could help Vladimir Putin overcome his forces' ammunition shortage
"There’s no question Russia is struggling to replenish, indigenously, its rapidly depleting ammunition stockpile, after 10 months of fighting in Ukraine," Koffler said."Putin is likely aware of the high burn rate for ammo and precision-guided munitions. And since he is planning on a protracted war of attrition in Ukraine, as he indicated last week, in November, Russia increased its military budget for 2023 to $84 billion, more than 40% higher than originally planned.
"You load the ammunition and you cross your fingers and hope it's going to fire, or when it lands that it's going to explode," the official added. Russian military and pro-Russian separatists keep watch as civilians are being evacuated along humanitarian corridors from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.Koffler also argued that the ammunition shortage was unlikely to deter Russia from continuing its war with Ukraine.
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