Ukraine is reportedly running out of weapons dating back to the Soviet Union. So in fighting Russia, Ukraine is now relying on aid weapons from western countries.
Formerly part of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian weapons are also manufactured according to Russian technology and standards, including missiles, tanks and other weapons that are incompatible with western weapons.
Well, as quoted by us from AFP, a US military source said that after 3 months of fighting against Russia, Ukraine's war equipment was running low or destroyed in the hands of its enemy.
Thus, the Ukrainian army must use the aid weapons from NATO and learn to use them properly. The reason can be said, they are not used to it, especially those with advanced technology.
At first, the US and NATO were actually worried about providing assistance with their homemade weapons to Ukraine because they were afraid the technology would fall into the hands of Russia. So what was originally sent to Ukraine was the stockpile of Russian weapons that those countries still have.
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But all of them have been used, nothing remains. "It's gone completely," said a US military source. So Ukraine switched to using weapons from the west, like it or not.
The US and its allies have also begun to do not hesitate to send their advanced weapons of production, including the latest long-range rocket, the Himars (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System). The Ukrainian military is trained to be able to use it.
"Himars is a very advanced long-range weapon system. We have to make sure they can use it properly. If Ukraine uses it properly, these rockets will have a great impact on the battlefield," claimed General Mark Milley of the US.