British Deputy Defense Minister Annabel Goldie said that the country’s Ministry of Defense is considering the possibility of increasing the production of 155 mm ammunition on the ground of the conflict in Ukraine, while no decision has been taken on the supply of some of the ammunition to Kiev. . This is stated in the written response of the Deputy Minister of Defense to the question of a possible increase in the production of shells as part of aid to Ukraine, published on the British government website. DEA News.
The ministry is considering options to increase production of such munitions “in response to the lessons learned from the conflict in Ukraine,” said the deputy head of the British Ministry of Defense. In addition, he noted that this was due to the fact that an earlier part of the kingdom’s reserves had been donated to Kiev.
“No decision has been taken to allocate any part of the increased production to Ukraine,” Goldie said.
Previously at the UK Ministry of Defence. declarationThat part of the weapons transferred to Ukraine did not reach the front.