'You can't beat a well-resourced enemy like that with bare hands,' Roman Kostenko told Newsweek from close to the front lines.
—is in constant need of new arms, said Kostenko, who noted that his portion of the southern front around Kherson is under regular Russian artillery and air strikes.
"The main issue for us is securing the necessary resources, including weapons and ammo, because the fact is the Russians still have a huge advantage in terms of vehicles, missiles and ammo, even as our Western allies continue to provide support," he explained.Artillery is a particularly pressing need. Ukraine has been lobbying partner nations to send more 152mm shells while also opening new domestic supply lines. But systemic limitations on production will take time to remove.
In countries like Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Czech Republic,"there are certain existing production lines that have certain capacities, even if you let people work on the weekends and pay them through," Gustav Gressel—a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations—told"The defense industries in these countries were basically producing shells for domestic consumption and a bit for exports.
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