#Lithuania has sent over 4.5mn rounds of #ammunition to #Ukraine, the #Defence Ministry announced. Lithuanian military assistance to Ukraine since the start of #Russia's large-scale invasion totals EUR 0.5bn.

https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-4-5mn-rounds-of-ammunition-sent-to-ukraine/

Whenever #depleted #uranium (#DP) #ammunition is used, it leaves chemically and radiologically toxic residues.

Says #UNEP, the #UN's Environmental Programme.

See their flyer here:
https://www.unep.org/resources/report/unep-depleted-uranium-awareness

Using such ammunition on your own territory is basically an indirect warfare against yourself, with severe long-term consequences, without any chance of "cleaning up", afterwards.

#UkraineWillPrevail
#RussiaIsATerroristState

EU defence agency signs first joint procurement ammunition deals for Ukraine https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/eu-defence-agency-signs-first-joint-procurement-ammunition-deals-for-ukraine/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Ammunition #EDA #EUdefence #missile #Ukraine

"The war in #Ukraine shows us almost every day that defending our own country depends on air defense and sufficient ammunition," Minister Boris #Pistorius was quoted as saying. "With the resumption of production for the #Gepard #ammunition, we are focusing precisely on these two crucial aspects."

#UkraineRussiaWar

According to German Defense Ministry, #Germany has supplied #Ukraine with ammunition for the #Gepard anti-aircraft tank. "The first delivery of a five-digit number of cartridges" took place just a few months after a corresponding agreement. This was said in #Berlin today. "The construction of production line for manufacturing the #ammunition has previously been successful within ambitious timelines," the ministry said.

#UkraineRussiaWar

Ukrainian gunners are hunting down Russia's city-wrecking siege mortars

#ammunition #artillery #Donbass #UkrainianArmyRussianArmy
https://usnewsper.com/2023/08/ukrainian-gunners-are-hunting-down-russias-city-wrecking-siege-mortars/?feed_id=26378&_unique_id=64e41ace016fb

@deaidua comsidering that #Rheinmetall just recently bought a spanish #Ammunition manufacturer, they seem to quickly put those capabilities into revenue...

Very rare footage of the separation and opening of the wings of 2 x FAB-500M62 guided bombs from Russian Su-34 bomber.

#militaryaviation #russia #ammunition

💙💛 According to reporters, Hellenic Defense Systems is negotiating with the European Union to start production of 155mm ammunition in Greece. The ammunition will be destined both for Ukraine and for supplying European warehouses.

#ammunition #ukraine #ukrainewar #warinukraine

Bild reports that, according to the latest data, the German Air Force has more than 300 repaired and combat-ready KEPD-350 Taurus long-range aircraft cruise missiles, out of 600 delivered in 2005-2010.

#ammunition #militaryaviation

EU delivers Ukraine 224,000 shells under ammo plan https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-delivers-ukraine-224000-shells-under-ammo-plan/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Ammunition #Russianinvasion #Ukraine

💙💛 Ukrainian tankers load high-explosive IM HE-T and armour-piercing DM53A1 #ammunition into a Leopard 2A4 in the Zaporizhzhia sector.

#ukraine #ukrainewar #warinukraine #tank #armor #MBT

💙💛 Chairman of the Ukrainian delegation to the NATO PA, Yehor Cherniev:

My friends from the Bundestag have just informed me that the key parliamentary factions have reached a consensus on the transfer of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

#militaryaviation #ukraine #ammunition

💙💛 David Attenborough's Storm Shadow.

#ukraine #ukrainewar #warinukraine #ammunition

💙💛 American 155-mm M864 cluster munitions and Spanish 155-mm high-xplosive fragmentation projectiles ERO2A1 produced in 2023 for service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

#ukraine #ukrainewar #ammunition #targeting #artillery #indirectfires

#Ammunition, or lack thereof, has been a focal point in the conflict so far. To combat this #Ukraine has ramped up local ammunition manufacturing. The country produced twice as many #mortar and #artillery rounds last month as it did in all of 2022.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/02/world/russia-ukraine-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

💙💛 Ukrainian artillerymen have been armed with new #Spanish 155mm shells from EXPAL Systems.

The new ERO2A1 shells were manufactured in 2023.

#ukraine #ukrainewar #warinukraine #ammunition #artillery #indirectfires

💙💛 A new photo of various projectiles used by the Ukrainian Forces on the frontline.

The photo shows several 155mm ERO2A1 HE projectiles produced by Spain.

Judging by the Lot No; these projectiles appear to be made in 2023.

#ukraine #ukrainewar #warinukraine #ammunition #artillery #indirectfires

The United States have signed contracts with Bulgaria and SouthKorea for the supply of 155-mm ammunition to Ukraine, writes the Financial Times.

The US plans to increase the production of ammunition from 24 to 90 thousand shells per year.

#artillery #indirectfires #ammunition

In acquiring Expal Rheinmetall aims to secure and strengthen its core business in weapons, ammunition and propellants. The current Expal Systems product portfolio encompasses artillery ammunition, mortar and medium-calibre rounds as well as fuzes and rocket propulsion systems. In many cases Expal’s ammunition output comprises ‘full shot’ products, encompassing everything from propellant to fuze.

#ammunition