Russia claims arms production has increased many times despite sanctions

Nga tuyên bố sản xuất vũ khí tăng gấp nhiều lần bất chấp lệnh trừng phạt - 1 — Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (Photo: AFP).

Tass reported that Prime Minister Mishutin announced on December 5 that Russia had solved the problem of weapons supply for soldiers participating in special military operations in Ukraine by increasing production many times this year.

“As for armored weapons, the number has increased threefold, as for aviation equipment, as for drones, the production has doubled, and as for military vehicles it has almost tripled,” he said at a meeting of the coordination council aimed at meeting the needs of the Russian armed forces.

He affirmed that the problem of supplying combat uniforms and military equipment to soldiers of the Russian armed forces has also been resolved and the production volume of protective armor for soldiers has increased threefold.

According to the Russian Prime Minister, the government has allocated significant funds to develop production capacity for defense orders and supply essential products.

“More than 360 enterprises have participated in this process, using 37,000 different equipment units and attracting about 520,000 additional employees (in the defense manufacturing industry),” he said.

Mr Mishustin said that thanks to the measures taken, the production of weapons and military equipment is ahead of schedule. The Prime Minister instructed the Coordination Council not to slow down production. He said that Russian servicemen must have everything they need to carry out important tasks for the country.

In October, the New York Times, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that Russia's missile and ammunition production was increasing sharply even in the face of more than 15,000 Western sanctions.

Russian military production has far exceeded levels seen before the outbreak of hostilities with Ukraine, sources say, and production costs in Russia are also much lower than in the West.

Western officials appear to be concerned that increased Russian artillery production will make any future counterattack by Ukraine even more difficult. Ukraine relies heavily on Western-supplied ammunition as its Soviet-era arsenal dwindles.

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