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​The EU Speeding Up Arms Deliveries to Ukraine to Support Offensive Operations Against Russian Troops

Ukraine needs more 155-mm artillery rounds to hit the invaders more effectively
Ukraine needs more 155-mm artillery rounds to hit the invaders more effectively

Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market has stated that the European Union is speeding up arms deliveries to Ukraine in support of the country's counteroffensive against russian forces

That is according to The Guardian, citing the French daily Le Parisien.

“We are going to step up our efforts to deliver arms and ammunition – this is a war of high intensity in which they play a crucial role,” the EU industry chief Thierry Breton said, pledging that 1m high-caliber weapons must be provided within the next year.

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He also added that the EU is preparing for rather long term of russia's war against Ukraine.

Ukraine hopes to receive more artillery rounds from EU, Defense Express
Ukraine hopes to receive more artillery rounds from EU

“We are preparing for the war to last several more months, or even longer,” Breton said.

As Defense Express reported, Ukraine’s PM Said the EU to Transfer €2 Billion Worth of Ammunition to Ukraine. We also wrote on How Much One 155-mm Projectile Costed And How Many Such Munitions the EU Delivered to Ukraine.

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