US Passes $61 Billion Ukraine Spending Bill But Lacks Arms/Ammunition to Send in Sufficient Amounts

Update on the conflict in Ukraine for April 22, 2024…

– US passes $61 billion spending bill for Ukraine but lack sufficient weapons and ammunition to sustain Ukrainian forces on the battlefield;

– Ukraine faces critical shortages of artillery shells and air defense interceptors that the US and Europe are unable to produce in sufficient quantities;

– Western media admits Ukraine faces defeat;

References:

Guardian – US House approves $61bn in military aid for Ukraine after months of stalling (April 20, 2024):
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2…

CFR – How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts (February 2024):
https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-…

US DoD – Statement on the House Passage of the National Security Supplemental (April 20, 2024):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases…

Politico – Ukraine is heading for defeat (April 17, 2024):
https://www.politico.eu/article/why-u…

BBC – Ukraine could face defeat in 2024. Here’s how that might look (April 13, 2024):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe…

Business Insider – Russia’s army is now 15% bigger than when it invaded Ukraine, says US general (April 11, 2024):
https://www.businessinsider.com/russi…

BBC – Russia’s meat grinder soldiers – 50,000 confirmed dead (April 18, 2024):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-68819853

Kyiv Independent – Air Force: Ukraine downs Russian Tu-22M3 bomber for first time (April 19, 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/air-force…

Forbes – Slovenia Is Giving Ukraine Some Very Old Tanks. But Age Can Be Deceiving (September 2022):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe…

Forbes – The Russians Are Making Their First New Tank Turbines In 30 Years, Likely Signaling A Very Long War (September 2023):
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe…

Reuters – US to sell to Ukraine $138 million in HAWK air defense upgrades (April 9, 2024):
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-sell…

Al Jazeera – Saudi Arabia may run out of interceptor missiles in ‘months’ (January 2022):
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1…

Defense News – How Patriot proved itself in Ukraine and secured a fresh future (April 9, 2024):
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2024…

Kyiv Independent – NYT: US faces missile supply shortage for Ukraine’s Patriot air defense systems (January 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/nyt-offic…

Politico – Pentagon prepares to send artillery, air defenses to Ukraine as House approaches vote (April 19, 2024):
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04…

BBC – Ukraine weapons: What arms are being supplied and why are there shortages? (April 19, 2024):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe…

Kyiv Independent – Czech PM: Allies contract first 180,000 artillery shells for Ukraine (April 16, 2024):
https://kyivindependent.com/czech-pm-…

Ukrinform – Still not enough funds for Czech initiative to buy shells for Ukraine – Estonia’s defense minister (March 2024):
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/…