Ukraine war is depleting US ammunition stockpiles, sparking pentagon concern

Ukrainian soldiers fired a US-supplied howitzer at Russian forces in eastern Ukraine earlier this year. (Photo: AP)Premium
Ukrainian soldiers fired a US-supplied howitzer at Russian forces in eastern Ukraine earlier this year. (Photo: AP)
 wsj 5 min read . Updated: 30 Aug 2022, 07:13 PM IST Gordon Lubold, The Wall Street Journal

The level of one type of combat rounds in storage is ‘uncomfortably low,’ says a defense official

WASHINGTON : The war in Ukraine has depleted American stocks of some types of ammunition and the Pentagon has been slow to replenish its arsenal, sparking concerns among US officials that American military readiness could be jeopardized by the shortage.