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West believes Russia produces 3 times more shells than US and Europe for Ukraine war – CNN
European Pravda, Ukrainska Pravda — Monday, 11 March 2024, 11:03

Russia produces almost three times as much artillery ammunition as the United States and Europe combined, according to Western intelligence estimates.

Source: European Pravda; Sources of TV channel CNN and representatives of Western intelligence agencies

According to NATO intelligence estimates regarding Russian defence production, the Russian Federation is capable of producing about 250,000 artillery shells per month, or about 3 million per year.

Together, the United States and Europe can only produce about 1.2 million rounds of ammunition a year to be sent to Ukraine, a European intelligence official told the TV channel.

The US has set a goal of producing 100,000 artillery shells a month by the end of 2025 – less than half of Russia's monthly production – and even that figure is now unattainable as Ukraine's US$60 billion funding is blocked in Congress.

"What we are in now is a production war. The outcome in Ukraine depends on how each side is equipped to conduct this war." the NATO representative said.

Ukrainska Pravda