MOSCOW, January 27. Russia is ahead of Western countries in terms of arms production, which worries Ukrainian generals, writes the British newspaper Telegraph.
“The mobilization of the military industry, which Vladimir Putin hopes – and Western and Ukrainian generals fear – may turn the tide of hostilities,” the material says.
It is noted that the indicators of the collective West can hardly be compared with the successes of the Russian military-industrial complex. Defense experts warn that over time, this could give Moscow a significant advantage to prevail in Ukraine.
“It’s just crazy,” one British defense insider told the publication. anonymity, adding that institutional barriers remain in Europe and the United States that prevent the expansion of arms production.
Despite the fact that the seriousness of the problem is recognized behind the scenes, Western governments simply cannot keep up with such a pace, the author of the article summarized.
Earlier on Saturday, General Director of the Rostec state corporation Sergei Chemezov said in an interview that the number of weapons of all classes in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is rapidly shrinking. He added that the Russian military-industrial complex, on the contrary, has achieved a production rate that allows it not only to make up for losses, but also to increase the number of weapons and equipment in the special operation zone. Chemezov clarified that for artillery shells, the production volume increased by about 50 times in comparison with 2021 for certain types, the production of infantry fighting vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles and various armored vehicles, which are in great demand by the military, by more than five times, the production of tanks by almost seven times.
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