Russia rebuilt its war machine 'faster than we expected' and is now cranking out artillery shells at a breakneck pace, NATO defense official says

Tue, 07/09/2024 - 13:54

In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on June 25, Russian soldiers fire the 152-mm howitzer — In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on June 25, Russian soldiers fire the 152 mm howitzer "Msta-B" in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.
Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

Russia's "war-stage" economy has been rebuilt very fast, a NATO defense chief said Tuesday.
Moscow is now making artillery ammunition at a much higher annual rate than before the Ukraine war.
"They are moving quite fast," Lithuania's minister of national defense warned.

Russia has successfully rebuilt its "war-stage" economy much faster than expected, and it is now cranking out far more artillery ammunition than it was prior to the beginning of the Ukraine war, a NATO defense chief said Tuesday.