JRL NEWSWATCH: “Putin is running out of time to win the ammunition war against the West” – The Telegraph (UK)

File photo of 88mm howitzers and troops in field, with shell in mid-flight, adapted from image at defense.gov

“Russia’s feeble economy cannot compete with Western production.”

“As the war in Ukraine grinds on, discussion over Western assistance to the Ukrainians has focused on sophisticated weapons: missiles, battle tanks, precision munitions, and combined air operations – aka ‘fighter jets.’ [Yet] the key issue … now is supplies of ordinary dumb artillery shells. … One should … note that Russia doesn’t need to fear running out of shells the way the Ukrainians do. If Ukraine runs out of shells it will cease to exist as a nation: if Russia does, it will only have to withdraw from Ukraine. …”

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