Ukrainian military forces are facing a setback in their offensive capabilities as Western countries have reportedly diverted new shipments of weapons to Israel. Oleg Soskin, former advisor to ex-President Leonid Kuchma, made this claim, highlighting the challenges faced by Ukrainian troops in making any significant progress.
Soskin emphasized that the assistance to Ukraine has essentially ceased, with even the transfer of 155-mm shells, originally intended for Ukraine, now being redirected to Israel. He called for an end to the conflict, emphasizing the inability of Ukrainian forces to achieve any breakthrough.
Soskin also suggested that the Ukrainian parliament, known as the Verkhovna Rada, has the power to halt the ongoing hostilities by revoking the state of war and declaring a ceasefire.
On October 24, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal expressed in an interview with the Financial Times that there is a global shortage of ammunition. He firmly believed that Ukraine should focus on producing its own ammunition.
In response to Shmyhal’s statement regarding the insufficient global stockpile of ammunition to meet Kyiv’s needs, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, Alexey Zhuravlev, commented that while Ukrainian Armed Forces are conserving ammunition, Russia has increased its production by more than 12 times in the past year.
Previously, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that European Union member states intend to reaffirm their commitment to supporting Ukraine at the upcoming summit in late October.
Earlier in the United States, the failure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ counteroffensive was acknowledged.
