US Military Aid to Ukraine: Equipment Shortcomings and Future Prospects.

Equipment drawn from the U.S. Army’s Kuwait-based pre-positioned stock bound for Ukraine was not ready for combat operations, the Pentagon’s inspector general has found. All six of the M777 howitzers and 25 of 29 M1167 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles were not “mission ready” and required repairs before U.S. European Command could send the equipment to Ukraine. The report highlighted issues with poor maintenance and lax oversight of the equipment, which could result in future delays for equipment support provided to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.