Watching Ukraine burn through ammo fighting Russia has the US Army rethinking how much it really needs for when war breaks out

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A Ukrainian artillery unit fires toward Russian positions on the outskirts of Bakhmut on December 30, 2022.

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Israel's war with Hamas could increase competition for the US artillery shells needed by Ukraine

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photo taken in dusk, featuring black outlines of soldiers in front of yellow-orange sky, and turret of artillery
The US has limited supplies of ammunition after transferring crucial artillery shells to Ukraine earlier this year.

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Ukraine's unending demand for artillery shells to fight Russia is tapping out critical Western ammo stockpiles, which officials say are almost empty

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Ukrainian soldiers load ammunition into a 2s9 artillery vehicle in Donetsk Oblast on April 14, 2023.

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The US sent Ukraine 1 million seized Iranian AK-47 rounds that gunrunners tried to smuggle on an old fishing boat

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Chinese-made assault rifles and ammunition
Seized assault rifles and ammunition.

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Video shows Russian soldier ranting about tank shells arriving with no explosives in them: 'With these rounds, we aren't going to win this war'

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A photograph shows tank shells at the front line in the Donetsk region in August.
A photograph shows tank shells at the front line in the Donetsk region in August 2023.

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Wagner Group lost more than 100 soldiers in a single day because of a lack of ammunition, mercenary boss says

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, speaks in Paraskoviivka, Ukraine in this still image from an undated video released on March 3, 2023.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, speaks in Paraskoviivka, Ukraine in this still image from an undated video released on March 3, 2023.

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Ukraine is forced to recycle unexploded bombs amid serious ammunition shortages

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Ukrainian servicemen fire at Russian positions with a 105mm howitzer in the region of Donbas, on March 13, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen fire at Russian positions with a 105mm howitzer in the region of Donbas, on March 13, 2023.

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Going to war? Good news! The United States is 13 years behind in ammunition production, NYT reports

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Ukrainian troops fire a Javelin anti-tank missile during drills in Ukraine, February 2022.

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Putin claimed the UK is ramping up nuclear tensions by sending Ukraine depleted uranium armor-piercing shells. The UK says that's nonsense.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia can keep up this level of fighting intensity in Ukraine for 2 more years, NATO country intel says

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Russian military servicemen wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus (COVID-19) and ride a heavy T-90 tank during the first city rehearsals of the Victory Day military parade, on April 29, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian military servicemen ride a heavy T-90 tank during rehearsals of the Victory Day military parade, on April 29, 2021 in Moscow, Russia.

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