Seven countries order ammunition under EU scheme to aid Ukraine

(VOVWORLD) - Seven EU countries have ordered ammunition under a landmark European Union procurement scheme to get urgently needed artillery shells to Ukraine and replenish depleted Western stocks, according to the EU agency in charge.

The orders - placed under contracts negotiated by the European Defense Agency (EDA) - are for 155mm artillery rounds, one of the most important munitions in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

The scheme was set up as part of a plan worth at least 2 billion euros, launched in March with the aim of getting a million shells and missiles to Ukraine within a year.

Some officials and diplomats have expressed skepticism that the target will be met but the initiative marked a significant step in the EU's growing role in defense and military affairs.

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Seven countries order ammunition under EU scheme to aid Ukraine

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