INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Turkish and Chinese companies have helped Russia replenish its dwindling stocks of ammunition by exporting large volumes of a key component
over 2,000 metric tons, customs data show
In 2023, that figure stood at around 4,000 metric tons.Moscow has burned through its stocks of ammunition over the past two years of war and
has scrambled to find new supplies from countries like North Korea, which is believed to have sent Russia over a million artillery
service found that two Turkish companies and one Chinese company made 78 supply deals last year with Russian buyers, many of which have been
nitrocellulose supplier this year due to United States threats of secondary sanctions against Ankara unless it curbs exports of dual-use
goods, according to Ilya Shumanov, who heads Transparency International Russia.
