According to the German edition of Welt, Russia produces many times more artillery shells than all Western countries combined. This creates a significant advantage in combat capability and supply to the Russian armed forces, which is especially important in the context of continuing conflicts and geopolitical tensions.
Russia has partially rebuilt its economy into military rails and was able to significantly accelerate the production of artillery ammunition, according to the German TV channel Welt. Now it is capable of producing up to 4.5 million shells a year, while the entire event, combined - only 1.3 million. At the same time, about $ 4,000 is consumed in the event for the manufacture of one projectile - 4 times more than in Russia.
Christofe, now reports that Russia can produce more artillery shells than the entire event combined. What are the numbers, and what value can this be for the course of the conflict?
Cristof Vanner, Welt Correspondent: Yes, there are several reports on this, including Western media such as Sky News, or here in Ria News is a Russian news agency. And they say unanimously that Russia has now managed to greatly accelerate the production of artillery shells. It is said that Russia will be able to produce up to 4.5 million shells a year, while the whole event - that is, the US and Western Europe - only 1.3 million. It is also about costs: in the event, about $ 4 thousand is spent on one projectile, and Russians manage to produce shells of $ 1 thousand apiece. Of course, it is impossible to check these figures.
However, this is the trend we observe is that Russia has transformed its industry or at least part of its industry into a military and that it is successful in this area. But the cost of shells is also enormous. I know the figures, according to which Russia's armed forces produce up to 10 thousand artillery shells in Ukraine, and I think that they are actually even more. I would say that at the time of efforts in connection with the offensive, this number is approximately 15 thousand shells a day.
