[Russia] - Russia Says Ramping Up Ammunition Production for Ukraine War

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russias defense market has stepped up production of ammo for the military to use in Ukraine, Sergei Chemezov, who heads the state defense
conglomerate Rostec, stated Friday
Our enemies chatter about Russia presumably running out of rockets, shells, etc is total nonsense, Chemezov informed the state-run RIA
Novosti news agency
We have actually increased the production of ammo on orders by the Defense Ministry several times over, he added without supplying
figures.Chemezov acknowledged a spike in the use of various types of ammunition as Russias military project in Ukraine nears its 1 year
mark.United States military authorities have recently claimed that Russia could use up its fully serviceable ammunition by early 2023 and
might soon be required to utilize older and less reliable stocks.President Vladimir Putin had actually prompted Russias defense industry to
increase output for the Armed Forces during the war in Ukraine.Chemezov, who is thought to be a close associate of Putins, previously taken
pride in Rostecs factories working all the time to produce military devices, consisting of warplanes and tanks.The United States -based
Institute for the Study of War (ISW) stated Friday that the current series of deadly rocket and drone strikes throughout Ukraine showed that
Russian forces have adequate drones for a couple of more large-scale strikes without a fresh shipment from Iran.