Ukrainian soldiers are relying on leftover artillery shells as US aid remains in limbo: WSJ [Video]

Ukraine is relying on unused artillery shells left behind by Russian troops as it faces a munition shortage and further aid from the West remains in limbo.

Soldiers like Max Polyukhovich scour through Ukraine’s eastern front, searching for undetonated mines and artillery shells that will be repurposed for Ukraine’s dwindling munition supply, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Polyukhovich — known by other troops as “Mad Max” — told the newspaper that he estimates supplying brigades with at least 14,000 shells and 4,000 munitions for aerial drones.

As the war in Ukraine rages on, officials and war analysts have warned that Ukraine is facing a munitions shortage while Russian manufacturers pump out up to seven times as much ammunition as Western arms makers. The Journal reported that Ukrainian commanders estimate Russia firing around five times as many shells as Ukraine.

“When Russian troops advance, and its guns fire, Ukraine does not have enough ammunition to fire back,” US National Security Adviser Jake …