Ukrainian defense industry representatives are considering launching domestic NATO-standard 155 mm shells production not until “the second half of this year,” the Washington Post reported on March 20, citing an anonymous source from Ukraine’s state-owned military enterprise Ukroboronprom. NATO-standard 155 mm shells are necessary for the artillery systems supplied by Ukraine’s Western allies. As the U.S. aid of $60 billion for Ukraine remains stuck in Congress, facing an uphill battle in the Republican-led House of Representatives, Kyiv is being confronted with critical shortages of ammunition…
