EU supplies Ukraine with 980,000 shells, approaching 1 million target – EU top diplomat
This year, the EU has supplied Ukraine with over 980,000 artillery shells and is set to deliver even more soon, thanks to having the right production facilities in place
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EU Chief of Diplomacy Josep Borrell said this in an interview with European Pravda.
- On April 13, 2023, the EU Council approved the allocation of €1 billion for ammunition for Ukraine. On May 2, the EU prepared a plan to produce 1 million shells for Ukraine and to replenish its own stockpiles.
- On May 23, EU Chief Diplomat Josep Borrell announced that since the beginning of the year, EU states had already provided more than one-fifth of the targeted one million artillery rounds and missiles to Ukraine as part of an initiative to supply Ukraine with 1 million rounds.
- On June 1, the European Parliament supported a bill to increase European production of ammunition and missiles to support the Ukrainian army. On July 7, the Council of the European Union and the Parliament agreed on a draft regulation for the Ammunition Support Act (ASAP), aimed at increasing the production of missiles and ammunition.
- On July 13, the European Parliament approved plans to boost the EU’s production of ammunition and missiles to address the shortage caused by supplies to Ukraine.
- In early November 2023, reports indicated that the EU was concerned it might not be able to provide Ukraine with 1 million rounds of ammunition by the promised deadline of March 2024.
- In January 2024, Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur stated that Ukraine would receive more than 1 million artillery shells from the EU by the end of 2024.
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