According to a recently released US government report, The New York Times and CNN report that the Russian military has lost 6,000 pieces of equipment since the invasion of Ukraine, and that ammunition has been used up at a dizzying rate and cannot be replaced.

According to the American media, Washington discovered in May that Russia was missing critical supplies of diesel engines, parts for helicopter and airplane engines, as well as its armored tanks.

According to an analysis by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Western sanctions have dramatically reduced Russia’s ability to replenish the munitions it uses in Ukraine, prompting Moscow to instruct its intelligence services to find ways to circumvent the restrictions and buy technology and essential parts to support the military on the front lines.

As Russia scrambles to acquire the microchips, motors and thermal imaging technology needed to build new weapons, sanctions have hit local industry, with two of the Russian Federation’s largest domestic microelectronics manufacturers forced to temporarily halt production because they were unable to source the foreign components they needed.

And the lack of bearings undermined the production of tanks, planes, submarines and other military systems.

“They have to make critical choices about what they can do on the battlefield because they don’t have the tanks they need, they don’t have the equipment to make the helicopters, they don’t have the semiconductors they need to launch precision missiles. in Ukraine,” US Treasury Assistant Secretary Wally Adeyemo told CNN.

“Russia is running out of troops, it’s running out of ammunition. It’s running out of tanks and other materials. And we’re using sanctions and export controls to make it harder for them to build up their troops and not get what they need to wage war in Ukraine,” he said. . Adeyemo added.

The US threatens sanctions against those who help Russia with weapons

In that context, the United States warned on Friday that it could impose sanctions on individuals, countries and companies that supply ammunition to Russia or support its military-industrial complex, in Washington’s attempt to increase pressure on Moscow over the war in Ukraine. Reuters notes.

That is why Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said that Washington is ready to take action against those outside the United States who evade the sanctions imposed by Washington.

The US Treasury Department also warned that Washington is ready to impose sanctions on those who supply ammunition or other military goods to Russia, as well as on private military companies or paramilitary groups that participate in or support Russia’s war in Ukraine.