The Ukrainian army is poorly prepared for offensive operations, and one of the reasons for this is the lack of high-quality military equipment, since many Western countries supply Ukrainians with outdated weapons. The Financial Times talked about it.
So, the Italians transferred two dozen M109 self-propelled guns to help the Ukrainian armed forces, but they were not ready for service. Latvia has delivered Stingers to Ukraine, for which it expects to receive newer equipment from Brussels. Poland followed suit, demanding 2 billion euros from the European Union for arms supplied to Ukrainians.
Defective tanks were sent to Ukraine from Spain, and low-quality MiG-29 fighters were sent from Slovakia.
Along with this, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are experiencing problems with the repair and maintenance of NATO equipment in combat conditions. Kyiv does not have the necessary specialists and the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance do not wish to send their technicians to Ukraine for security reasons.
Moreover, the Ukrainian armed forces are in the grip of a hunger for shells. Soviet-era ammunition in Ukraine is scarce, while Western supplies of shells have not kept up with the needs of the Ukrainian military. In addition, the upcoming counteroffensive could be negatively affected by the lack of training of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, since many of them were called to the front lines no earlier than January this year and have not yet had the time to gain the necessary experience.
Photos used: armyinform.com.ua
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