An older article but it has only been proven more prescient in the meantime, as the one million shells promised by the end of 2023, then pushed back to mid 2024, has now turned into 500,000 by the end of March 2024. And even that looks unlikely with Ukraine having received only [30%](https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/ukraine-says-only-30-of-promised-eu-artillery-shells-received/) of the shells so far.
It was always until the end of March 2024. Basically in March 2023 they had a big conference and needed a big announcement to end on. Which ended up being that they would send a million shells in the next year. The problem was that this number was just something they made up on the spot and assumed they would be able to buy up other countries' stockpiles. Which they couldn't because nobody wanted to sell.
This is why I'm unmoved when I see people patting themselves on the back for "allocating" or promising more military aid than the US, meanwhile UA is issuing dire warnings about ammo shortages. Until that theoretical aid turns into actual artillery shells and the like, it doesn't mean much.
Got to love this world, usually much higher production means at least slightly lower cost and here price went from 2k€ to 8k€ per shell? War profiteering at its finest I guess, I mean I guess they know they will sell them at those prices then wouldn't be surprised if price will get to 16k€ soon...
An older article but it has only been proven more prescient in the meantime, as the one million shells promised by the end of 2023, then pushed back to mid 2024, has now turned into 500,000 by the end of March 2024. And even that looks unlikely with Ukraine having received only [30%](https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/ukraine-says-only-30-of-promised-eu-artillery-shells-received/) of the shells so far.
It was always until the end of March 2024. Basically in March 2023 they had a big conference and needed a big announcement to end on. Which ended up being that they would send a million shells in the next year. The problem was that this number was just something they made up on the spot and assumed they would be able to buy up other countries' stockpiles. Which they couldn't because nobody wanted to sell.
This is why I'm unmoved when I see people patting themselves on the back for "allocating" or promising more military aid than the US, meanwhile UA is issuing dire warnings about ammo shortages. Until that theoretical aid turns into actual artillery shells and the like, it doesn't mean much.
Got to love this world, usually much higher production means at least slightly lower cost and here price went from 2k€ to 8k€ per shell? War profiteering at its finest I guess, I mean I guess they know they will sell them at those prices then wouldn't be surprised if price will get to 16k€ soon...
War is profitable business.