LONDON, March 4. /TASS/. Ukrainian troops will face overwhelming losses when missiles for their Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems deplete, the Economist said when commenting on the decision by the US to suspend military aid to Kiev.
According to Ukrainian Lieutenant Nazary Kishak, the suspension of arms supplies would simply result in "more Bakhmuts." The fighting for Artyomovsk (referred to as Bakhmut in Ukraine) in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) continued from October 2022 until May 2023. According to Yan Gagin, a military analyst and an adviser to the Donetsk People’s Republic’s head, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost approximately 50,000 personnel in Artyomovsk.
According to a source close to the country’s military authorities, Kiev is afraid that it "will be simply impossible to replace" US arms. Ukrainian servicemen expect the psychological blow to be equally damaging as the material one, as "it would feel like a betrayal."
According to Ukrainian servicemen, the lack of US-made GLMRS guided multiple launch rockets and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles will also worsen the situation on the frontline.
Earlier, a Pentagon representative told TASS that the United States Armed Forces had suspended supplies of military aid to Ukraine. According to him, the halt affects all US-made military equipment that is currently not in Ukraine, including weapons sent by ships and planes or awaiting further transportation in Poland’s transit zone.
According to Reuters, US President Donald Trump’s decision to halt military aid to Ukraine has taken effect at 4:30 a.m. Moscow time (1:30 a.m. GMT) on Tuesday.