How Switzerland could help in the production of cheetah ammunition

Zurich The situation is deadlocked: Russia is terrorizing Ukraine with targeted drone attacks on residential buildings and critical infrastructure such as electricity, water and heat supplies. The Ukrainian army defends itself with the help of the anti-aircraft tank Gepard.

But the supply of ammunition falters. Marcus Keupp, military economist and lecturer at the ETH Zurich Military Academy, warns in an interview with the Handelsblatt: “The historical stocks of cheetah ammunition are slowly being used up.”

Former NATO general Hans-Lothar Domröse considers the ammunition issue to be potentially decisive for the war. “We all have ammunition concerns. In the West as in the East,” said Domröse at a lecture in Zurich at the end of last week. Russia in particular has already used up large parts of the arsenal and cannot keep up with ammunition production.

This is one of the reasons why he believes that Ukraine is ultimately in a position to dictate the conditions for peace, Domröse continued. But for this Ukraine is urgently dependent on further deliveries of ammunition – for example for the cheetah.