Fresh Western munitions satiate Ukrainian forces ‘shell hunger’

Ukrainian troops trying to hold their ground on the eastern front in Donetsk region may still be outnumbered by Russian forces, but the “shell hunger” that plagued them for months as ammunitions started to run out is now behind them.

 One unit in Donetsk region, the focus of Russian troops’ slow advance along the 1,000-km (600-mile) front, fired its M-109 self-propelled howitzer as needed -- there were no further fears of running short of Western-supplied 155 mm shells. [REUTERS]