Due to the ME war, the Ukraine doesn't make it into the headlines of the international press anymore.

But lets face it: Every sort of "ammo", ranging from bullets to missiles the US fires at the Iran, will not be available in the Ukraine. May it be thru the US directly or via European countries buying it from the US first. The timing coulden't be worse.

A worldwide shortage of "ammo" lurking, affecting the Ukraine the most currently.

PS: The Swiss army wanted to buy Patriot missiles. Raytheon replied, that an actual "delivery date" can not be given. With the result that the defense minister is looking at "alternatives". This just as an example.

Point of order, you don't call Switzerland the Switzerland, so why call Ukraine the Ukraine. Its a sore point for Ukrainians, as it was a way for Russians to dismiss their rights to statehood.

It depends one which category, when you refer to ammuntions. Since the war started, Ukraine has expanded domestic production, not only restarting production of Soviet calibres, but also making NATO standard ammunition.

Virtually all small arms are now domestically produced, including the AR15-type weapons you see some soldiers with.

155/152mm artillery shells; about 40% domestic, and increasing

122/125mm Soviet; about 50%, likely to achieve 80% by end of year

Small Arms ammunition; about 30%, mainly because they lost key factories in 2014. Expanding

Drones (FPV, loitering); 96%. Effectively self sufficient. Probably the most import battlefield munition they have

Missiles, long strike weapons: about 30%, increasing. heavy dependance on complex Western systems, but note they are now fielding new domestic designs

Switzerland is far down the list of important customers. The Swiss order from NATO manufacturers, and expect to get priority over NATO members and allies. No they don't. They'l get sloppy seconds.

European artillery production, mainly UK, Germany, France, was 300k shells in 2023, hit a million by 2025, and will be 2 million by 2027.

US artillery shell production, of 155mm, is about 600,000 shells, should hit 1.2 million this year.

Ukrainian demand for shells, for a defensive posture, is 2.5 million a year, but will need 4.5 million if they want to push the Russian pigs out.

On 3/21/2026 at 8:57 PM, Roadsternut said:

Point of order, you don't call Switzerland the Switzerland, so why call Ukraine the Ukraine. Its a sore point for Ukrainians, as it was a way for Russians to dismiss their rights to statehood.

It depends one which category, when you refer to ammuntions. Since the war started, Ukraine has expanded domestic production, not only restarting production of Soviet calibres, but also making NATO standard ammunition.

Virtually all small arms are now domestically produced, including the AR15-type weapons you see some soldiers with.

155/152mm artillery shells; about 40% domestic, and increasing

122/125mm Soviet; about 50%, likely to achieve 80% by end of year

Small Arms ammunition; about 30%, mainly because they lost key factories in 2014. Expanding

Drones (FPV, loitering); 96%. Effectively self sufficient. Probably the most import battlefield munition they have

Missiles, long strike weapons: about 30%, increasing. heavy dependance on complex Western systems, but note they are now fielding new domestic designs

Switzerland is far down the list of important customers. The Swiss order from NATO manufacturers, and expect to get priority over NATO members and allies. No they don't. They'l get sloppy seconds.

European artillery production, mainly UK, Germany, France, was 300k shells in 2023, hit a million by 2025, and will be 2 million by 2027.

US artillery shell production, of 155mm, is about 600,000 shells, should hit 1.2 million this year.

Ukrainian demand for shells, for a defensive posture, is 2.5 million a year, but will need 4.5 million if they want to push the Russian pigs out.

Thanks. For a change, some useful information. Above "tabloid style" information that is taking over.😊