Key Putin ally claims Russia is dismantling seized western weapons to turn 'the enemy's experience to our advantage' in Ukraine

• Dmitry Medvedev has hit back at Western reports that Russia is running short of weapons in Ukraine.
• He said Russian factories were working "around the clock" to produce the "latest technologies." 
• Researchers study high-tech Western weapons seized in Ukraine to improve Russian kit, said Medvedev.

Dmitry Medvedev, a key ally of Vladimir Putin, has rejected Western reports that Russia is running low on weapons and ammunition. 

The former Russian president and deputy chairman of Russia's security council said its arms factories were working "around the clock" to produce the "latest technologies."