88 Tons of Donated U.S. Ammo Arrives in Ukraine

[Rockrivr1]

Hummmm. Could cupcake Joe actually be making a stand against Russia?

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv this week announced that about 88 tons of ammunition from the U.S. arrived in Ukraine at the direction of President Biden.

The delivery, shown being unloaded from a Kalitta Air 747 cargo carrier that flight trackers detailed arrived on Nov. 14 after a stop the day before at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, included pallets of green ammo cans.

"Ukraine received today the delivery of approximately 80,000 kilos of ammunition from the United States," noted the embassy. "It was the fourth shipment made by the United States as part of $60 million in additional security assistance directed to Ukraine by President Biden in August, a demonstration of U.S. commitment to the success of a stable, democratic, and free Ukraine. The United States has given more than $2.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014."

Other recent munition runs included 100 tons of ammo announced Oct. 17 and 95 tons of mixed ammo and medical gear on Oct.10.

88 Tons of Donated U.S. Ammo Arrives in Ukraine :: Guns.com

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv this week announced that about 88 tons of ammunition from the U.S. arrived in Ukraine at the direction of President Biden.

www.guns.com

 

[uvholic]

Shiettt and here I was hoping we'd be getting some Ukranian 7.62x39 spam cans coming OUR way.

 

[friscoeast]

Group buy!

 

[MaroonedinMA]

I dunno... 88 tons of ammo doesn't seem like all that much...What's a pallet weigh? In my biz, they're roughly 1 ton. and I'd imagine ammo is about twice as heavy. 44-88 Pallets of ammo sounds like "go away" gift.

 

[Rockrivr1]

I dunno... 88 tons of ammo doesn't seem like all that much...

Seems like a regular shipment. First shipment was 100 tons and second shipment was 95 tons. More to come.

 

[MaroonedinMA]

Seems like a regular shipment. First shipment was 100 tons and second shipment was 95 tons. More to come.

Regularity changes things, certainly.

 

[G4Y4HK]

Yeaaa, so looks like there was never a covid ammo shortage huh? The gubmint was hoarding it the whole time lol. What ever happened to the DHS buying up close to 2 BILLION rounds of hollow points during the Obama years? Anyone ever look into that?

 

[Deleted member 67409]

Yeaaa, so looks like there was never a covid ammo shortage huh? The gubmint was hoarding it the whole time lol. What ever happened to the DHS buying up close to 2 BILLION rounds of hollow points during the Obama years? Anyone ever look into that?

There never was an ammo shortage. There were panicky consumers buying things out of fear induced by the media and groupthink. No branch of government buys up .30-06 hunting ammo or 12-gauge pheasant loads or .22LR plinking ammo.

The lack of ammo and guns on the consumer market in 2020 and 2021... was created by consumers.

 

[jkelly1229]

There never was an ammo shortage. There were panicky consumers buying things out of fear induced by the media and groupthink. No branch of government buys up .30-06 hunting ammo or 12-gauge pheasant loads or .22LR plinking ammo.

The lack of ammo and guns on the consumer market in 2020 and 2021... was created by consumers.

Idk about you

But a shortage to me is when something i want drastically goes up in price or becomes hard to find

Regardless of why it happens...

 

[ReluctantDecoy]

Supposedly the ammo, from this website:

U.S. delivers 80 tonnes of ammunition to Ukraine

Ukraine has received the fourth batch of defense aid from the United States, which included nearly 80 tonnes of munitions. â Ukrinform.

www.ukrinform.net

 

[tuna]

Hopefully we get some commie milsurp in trade. I miss the old prices of 7.62x25

 

[Marty McFly]

Sweet tail number. Chemtrails!

 

[PaulR]

Although I have been stockpiling, and have not been to the range in some time. This was NOT mine, I cannot take credit for this.
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Besides, I probably only have about 30-40 tons. 88 tons is a chunk.

 

[Echo 225]

Should be donated to American citizens first.....Oh yea forgot, guns are bad

 

[eboos]

Lovely. First we have a Russian ammo ban, now Russia will have a healthy supply of US ammo when they steamroll Ukraine.

 

[timbo]

Hopefully we get some commie milsurp in trade. I miss the old prices of 7.62x25

I miss the old prices of just about any kind of ammo...when's the last time anyone paid a penny a round (or less) for .22LR?

 

[HorizontalHunter]

America loves its proxy wars.

Bob

 

[timbo]

Isn’t this the state where Biden and/or his son had some serious business dealings Trump tried to uncover during the election?

Indeed...now avert your eyes!

 

[40 Creedmoor fan]

So let me get this straight: Biden blocks $100M of military ait to Ukraine in June to appease Putin. He then slashes the 100M aid approved by Congress by 40%. Who's the Putin lapdog really?

Biden freezes military aid to Ukraine after Putin summit as leaders plea for help

As Russia mounted 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border in March, the White House and the Department of Defense readied a $100 million military assistance package that was frozen once President Joe Biden announced a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to reports.

news.yahoo.com

 

[40 Creedmoor fan]

Forgot to mention: this is the same Biden that openly threatened to withhold aid to Ukraine unless they fired the investigator that exposed a Ukrainian gas company paying Biden a bribe through his son.

 

[not new guy]

Why the f*** is he giving away our ammo?

 

[Bt74]

Surprised he isn't giving it to the Taliban. ...or Tollybon in Obamaspeak.

 

[HorizontalHunter]

Surprised he isn't giving it to the Taliban. ...or Tollybon in Obamaspeak.

They won’t need any for awhile yet. We left them plenty.

Bob

 

[enbloc]

I miss the old prices of just about any kind of ammo...when's the last time anyone paid a penny a round (or less) for .22LR?

1951...?

 

[steven grammont]

I miss the old prices of just about any kind of ammo...when's the last time anyone paid a penny a round (or less) for .22LR?

Can barely find .22lr ,and if I do , it's that bulk pack shit

 

[AHM]

Anyone who doesn't think Biden* will turn around and
slip the GPS coordinates of the ammo dump to Russia -
raise your hand...

(As if Russia hasn't been tracking it with all manner of assets
from the time it left our warehouses).

 

[timbo]

1951...?

Truth be told, I was paying 50 cents a box of 50 rounds in the mid to late 70s. Sometimes I could buy a 500 round brick for less than $5

 

[enbloc]

Truth be told, I was paying 50 cents a box of 50 rounds in the mid to late 70s. Sometimes I could buy a 500 round brick for less than $5

Yep, those little card paper boxes. When "plinking" was king...

 

[In God We Trust]

There are some good posts on the r/army sub on Reddit from some guys in the Ukraine that have been fighting Russia for a while now.

The questions they ask would be slap worthy from a US army private, but these are kids that received almost no training before heading to the front line. Stuff like “how do I adjust the sights on my rifle? How do I work my NVGs?”

One guy has been posting for a while and it’s been cool watching him turn from a cherry into a battle hardened troop.

 

[timbo]

Yep, those little card paper boxes. When "plinking" was king...

We used to buy those rolled caps by the dozens of boxes and bash a whole roll with a hammer....................and then walk around all day with ringing ears...