Europe Borrell: One million artillery shells delivered to Kiev
According to the European External Action Service, the EU has belatedly fulfilled its plan to deliver artillery shells to Ukraine. "We have reached the target of one million rounds of artillery ammunition," said EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell after a meeting of EU defense ministers in Brussels. The ammunition had been delivered to Ukraine "several months later than expected". Originally, the EU had wanted to reach the mark of one million rounds by the end of March.
19.11.2024, 18:23
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In fact, only just over half of the quantity was delivered by March. The EU then set a new target of the end of 2024. "We will continue with this because Russia continues to receive large deliveries of ammunition and missiles from North Korea and Iran," announced Borrell.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a plan in Kiev to increase the resilience of the country under attack from Russia. Ukraine will invest massively in armaments, he announced. This includes the expansion of its own ammunition production. "Ukrainian weapons" are one of the main guarantees of Ukrainian independence.
