The European Union plans to double deliveries of heavy-caliber ammunition to Ukraine over the course of this year, Euronews notes, Report informs via RBC-Ukraine.
Chairman of the European Union's Military Committee Robert Brieger made this statement after a meeting of EU defense chiefs held in Brussels.
"The goal is to deliver 2 million rounds of heavy caliber ammunition to your country during the current year. So it's about doubling the amount of the last year," he said.
According to Brieger, the EU will encourage member states to produce and procure more ammunition in order to meet this goal.
"We try to set incentives for member states to procure more, to produce even more, using the contracts laid out by the EDA [European Defence Agency]. But also raising new initiatives, be it financial or be it via intensifying the cooperation with the Ukraine defense industry," the chairman of the EU Military Committee explained.