Zelenskyy: EU ready to provide Ukraine with 1 million artillery shells

The European Union is ready to provide Ukraine with 1 million artillery shells, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a briefing with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, reported from RBC-Ukraine.

"Ukraine demonstrates the effectiveness of defense against Russian aggression every day. Every downed terrorist missile, every success of our soldiers in repelling Russian assaults is evidence that we can defeat the aggressor," he said.

He also noted that, among other things, they discussed with the European Commission chief the issue of the speed of procurement and delivery of these ammunition.

On May 5, the EU Council finally approved the allocation of 1 billion euros for the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine.

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