Russia exceeded expectations in ammunition production. This was stated by the commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, General Martin Herem, the agency reported. Bloomberg.
He also admitted that Russia has no shortage of military personnel.
“Over the past six months, it has become clear that Russia has the capacity to produce many times more munitions than previously thought,” he said.
The Estonian general explained that we are talking about several million rounds per year.
Before that, the American edition of the New York Times reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) gave initiative of the Russian Armed Forces due to lack of people and ammunition. The newspaper also reported that due to a shortage of artillery shells, the Ukrainians had to save them.
On February 4, Verkhovna Rada deputy Yegor Chernev said that Ukrainian troops developed Critical situation on the battlefield due to lack of ammunition.
Previously, the Ukrainian military reported: devoid of artillery ammunition.