Industries Minister reveals significant surge in Ukraine's munitions production
Oleksandr Kamyshin, Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine (Photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Ukraine has significantly increased the production of ammunition. This concerns mines and artillery shells, reports Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin at a meeting with journalists.
He has emphasized that the share of production by private companies is approaching the share of state production. Previously, there was a monopoly in this industry.
At the same time, according to the minister, this year Ukraine has increased production threefold and plans to increase it sixfold next year.
"Munitions. We already have a significant increase in the range: by 42 times in mines and almost three times in artillery shells. There is a shortage of explosives - powders - a global shortage," adds Kamyshin.
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Photo: Ukraine has started producing FrankenSAM air defense systems (RBC-Ukraine)
Also, Ukraine has grown production of the Bogdan self-propelled artillery units to six per month, as well as armored personnel carriers, anti-tank missiles, and the initiation of production for new FrankenSAM air defense systems.
Photo: growth of arms production in Ukraine (RBC-Ukraine)
What preceded this
Ukraine significantly increased munitions production after the full-scale invasion by the Russians.
This year, Kamyshin noted that from January to July, Ukraine produced ten times more munitions.
However, the minister clarified that this quantity was still insufficient for our country.
