It has been two years since the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and both sides have paid a heavy price for this war, and Ukraine is particularly serious, especially in terms of soldiers, ammunition supply, and financial support.
One, there is an acute shortage of soldiers in Ukraine.
According to the "Washington Post" on February 8, local time, the Ukrainian army on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield is in a serious shortage of soldiers, and some battalions even have less than one-fifth of the people left, resulting in exhaustion and low morale of front-line personnel, which is another dangerous situation faced by Ukraine in the past two years since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
The shortage of soldiers has actually been plaguing Ukraine, and the country has almost reached the point where there are no soldiers to call upon, and mercenaries are only a drop in the bucket.
Second, the problem of ammunition shortages.
According to a Ukrainian army commander, whose unit was recently transferred to a new area on Ukraine's eastern front, he said he received only 10 shells for two howitzers. Even Zelensky admitted that the Ukrainian army's access to artillery ammunition has slowed due to the difficulty of Europe in creating enough artillery shells to meet Ukraine's needs, and the US aid program is still stagnant.
On February 8, the TASS news agency reported that the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said that the European Union had depleted its ammunition reserves.
It is reported that the EU's previous commitment to support Ukraine with 1 million rounds of ammunition by the end of March 2024 has been clearly unfulfillable. Maybe half of the number can be done, which is already very good.
Third, the gap in financial support is too large. The United States and Europe have successively stated that financial support has slowed down, and Ukraine's domestic economy has been riddled with holes, and if it loses strong financial support, Ukraine will soon fall.
It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and in the face of many difficulties, even the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army is helpless!