Pentagon halting some promised munitions for Ukraine
A review of Pentagon munitions stockpiles led to concerns that the total number of artillery rounds, air defense missiles and precision munitions was sinking. | Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
By Paul McLeary Jack Detsch and Joe Gould
07/01/2025 04:30 PM EDT
The Pentagon has halted shipments of some air defense missiles and other precision munitions to Ukraine due to worries that U.S. weapons stockpiles have fallen too low.
The decision was driven by the Pentagon's policy chief, Elbridge Colby, and was made after a review of Pentagon munitions stockpiles, leading to concerns that the total number of artillery rounds, air defense missiles and precision munitions was sinking, according to three people familiar with the issue.
The initial decision to withhold some aid promised during the Biden administration came in early June, according to the people, but is only taking effect now as Ukraine is beating back some of the largest Russian barrages of missiles and drones at civilian targets in Kyiv and elsewhere.
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