Ex-Colonel Kansian said the US is running out of HIMARS missiles for Ukraine.
Former Colonel of the US Marine Corps, Senior Advisor of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Mark Kansian has said that the US will not be able to supply Ukraine with certain types of munitions in the near future, AFP writes.
Kansian specifies that stocks are being used up faster than they can be replenished. This applies in particular to stocks of missiles for the HIMARS complexes.
“If the United States sends a third of this stockpile to Ukraine (as it did with the Javelins and Stingers), Ukraine will receive 8,000 to 10,000 missiles. That stockpile will probably last a few months, but once it is depleted, there will be no replacement,” said Kancian, who used to procure weapons for the U.S. government.
Kancian notes that recovery to pre-Russian special operation levels in Ukraine “could take years”.
AFP also quotes a US military official who said on condition of anonymity that Kiev’s need for ammunition was “much greater than expected”.
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