Ukraine war ‘a battle of ammo’ says NATO as it agrees huge arms deal

Medical workers treat a wounded local resident at a site of heavily damaged residential buildings, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, January 23, 2024 [Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters]

NATO has signed a large ammunition deal that it says would help it supply Ukraine with desperately needed stocks.

The military alliance announced on Tuesday that it has signed a deal worth 1.1 billion euros ($1.2bn) to buy artillery shells. The move comes amid intensified exchanges of fire between Russia and Ukraine since the end of last year, which have depleted the latter’s weapons stockpiles.