Ukraine’s defence capabilities are under increasing strain due to a significant artillery ammunition shortfall. Russia is already firing five times more shells a day than Ukraine and producing at least twice what the EU can make a year, according to a report by Euromaidan Press on February 4 And Ukraine’s firing rate is falling, nearly half of what it was a year ago, according to a letter from Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov to European Union counterparts obtained by Bloomberg. Ukraine’s troops are now firing a maximum of 2,000 155mm shells daily, a stark contrast to Russia’s usage an…