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Ammunition production in Russia increased 17.5 times, the Ministry of Defense reports
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] Since the beginning of the special operation, the production of ammunition for the Russian Armed Forces has increased 17.5 times, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on January 2 in its Telegram channel. The Russian military department also clarified that since February 2022, the production of tanks has been increased by 5.6 times, infantry fighting vehicles by 3.6 times, armored personnel carriers by 3.5 times, and drones by 16.5 times. As Regnum reported, on December 28, the general director of the Rostec state corporation, Sergei Chemezov, at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, said that the corporation had increased the production of ammunition for small arms and MLRS by 50 times. According to him, the production of light armored vehicles and armored vehicles has increased five and a half times, tanks - seven times. The CEO of Rostec called this growth global. On December 19, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, during a speech at an expanded board of the department, informed that Russian troops in the Northern Military District zone are provided with ammunition to the extent of the tasks they perform. At the same time, the head of state at a board meeting clarified that there is still a need to seriously increase the production and supply of high-precision projectiles and various UAVs to the troops. Posted by: badanov 2024-01-03 |
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