Foreign Policy magazine's website quoted a European official as saying: "Due to the lack of long-range ammunition, including guided missiles for the U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket systems, Ukraine's ability to strike Russian military concentrations far from the front lines is limited."
The main reason for Ukraine's lack of long-range ammunition is the West, especially the United States, whose production capacity is very poor. The annual production of guided rockets used by the HIMARS and M270 rocket systems will only reach 14,000 units by 2025, and this is just what is said on paper. Moreover, these rockets cannot all be given to Ukraine; a considerable portion is reserved for the U.S. military stockpiles, provided to allies, and used for training exercises. It would be generous if half of them were given to Ukraine. Thousands of rockets, when used on the battlefield, can only be fired at a rate of less than 20 per day, which is far from sufficient.
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