Jens Stoltenberg said NATO allies had the capacity to provide more support to Ukraine but needed to show the political will to do so, news agencies reported.
"Unprecedented aid from NATO allies has helped Ukraine survive as an independent nation, but Ukraine needs even more support and they need it now," Stoltenberg told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
"The Ukrainians are not running out of courage; they are running out of ammunition," he added, as cited by Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform.
'It would be a grave, historic mistake to allow Putin to prevail'
"Together, we have the capacity to provide Ukraine with what it needs," Stoltenberg stated. "Now we need to show the political will to do so. All Allies need to dig deep and deliver quickly. Every day of delay has real consequences on the battlefield in Ukraine. So, this is a critical moment. And it would be a grave, historic mistake to allow Putin to prevail."
Stoltenberg told the media: "NATO Allies are not providing Ukraine with enough ammunition, and that has consequences on the battlefield every day. The fact that the Russians are able to outgun the Ukrainians every day, of course, is a huge challenge. This is one of the reasons why the Russians have been able to make some advances on the battlefield over the last weeks and months."
'Urgent need to provide more ammunition to Ukraine'
"Therefore, it is an urgent need for Allies to make the decisions necessary to provide more ammunition to Ukraine," Stoltenberg said. "That's my message to all our capitals."
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest armed conflict in Europe since World War II.
Thursday is day 750 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Source: ukrinform.net, Reuters, IAR, PAP, nato.int