Heavy battles await Ukraine in spring and summer, and allies will solve the problem with ammunition – Pentagon

Heavy battles await Ukraine in the spring and summer. But the allies will do everything possible to solve the problem of shortage of ammunition.

Brigadier General Patrick S. Ryder, a U.S. Ministry of Defense representative, said this at a briefing.

He noted that since the beginning of the full-scale war, the United States has been doing everything possible to meet Ukraine's needs: ammunition, air defense, or armored vehicles.

"It's important to take a step back and look at the progress we've made while recognizing that it's going to be an uphill battle, especially as we head into the spring and summer," Ryder said.

According to him, the recent meeting in the Rammstein format will be devoted to urgent needs, particularly ammunition for Ukraine.

"You've heard Minister Austin and others say that we want to make sure that Ukrainians have everything they need to succeed," the Pentagon representative said.

It will be recalled that earlier today, March 13, the German publication Handelsblatt reported regarding a high-ranking officer of the Bundeswehr that the training of the Ukrainian military in the management and maintenance of Leopard II tanks is nearing completion.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on Monday, March 13, it became known that the training of 55 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in managing and maintaining German Leopard II tanks was completed in Spain.

As earlier reported, the Ukrainian military told the media in an interview how mastering German tanks go.

By the end of March 2023, the Armed Forces will receive at least one battalion of Leopard II tanks.