Ukrainian troops are rationing ammo. But House Republicans plan to take weeks to consider aid

Drones from Ukraine take off without ammo. Deadly bursts of artillery from safe locations outside of Kyiv’s forces are fired by Russian forces.

US legislative leaders worry that Moscow is gaining ground due to ammunition and supply shortages, but the Republican-controlled House has not demonstrated much urgency to provide Ukraine with military help.

Officials in Washington are growing more concerned as munitions supplies decline. The US, which has positioned itself as the “Arsenal of Democracy” since World War II, hasn’t deployed military equipment to Ukraine in more than two months.

However, after an already difficult months-long wait in Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson seems set to forge his own path away from a $95 billion foreign aid plan approved by the Senate. This choice might cause the programme to be delayed for weeks.

Last month, Ukrainian soldiers left the eastern city of Avdiivka, whose outnumbered defenders had repelled a Russian assault for four months, when US military supplies were cut off. The challenge facing Kyiv’s military strategists is being made more difficult by Western military delays, which are causing forces to ration ammunition and eventually endanger the lives of Ukrainian soldiers.