The Pentagon revealed how bad the gap was — £7.9 billion ($10 billion). That means that the military services that sent stockpiled equipment to Ukraine won’t get replacements unless Congress approves the funding bill, which House Republicans have stalled.
The US and Europe strained to deliver weapons and other aid to Ukraine, which is up against a much bigger Russian military backed by a thriving domestic defence industry.
The Ukrainian government budgeted nearly £1.1 billion ($1.4 billion) in 2024 to buy and develop weapons at home — 20 times more than before Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Russia controls nearly a quarter of Ukraine and has gained momentum along the 1,000-kilometer front line by showing a willingness to expend large numbers of troops to make even the smallest of advances.
Ukrainian troops regularly find themselves outmanned and outgunned, and this has contributed to falling morale.
