Wladimir Putin Reports said Tuesday headed a new committee urging rapid production of weapons and supplies Russian troops are fighting in Ukraine.
What happened: Putin stressed the need to “accelerate a higher pace in all areas” of armaments and supplies production. reported Al Jazeera.
Russian news reports, according to Al Jazeera, accepted that those mobilized to fight in Ukraine were not equipped with adequate basic equipment and were forced to secure supplies themselves.
The UK Ministry of Defense said in a report on Tuesday that Russia’s “artillery ammunition is running low”.
Likewise the one based in Washington Institute for War Studies that a slowdown in the pace of Russian air, missile and drone strikes reflects depleted stockpiles, Al Jazeera reported.
Why it matters: British Defense Secretary in mid-October Ben Wallace said, that Russia would run out of guns before Ukraine does.
“Russia’s ability to manufacture and repair weapons and ammunition is tied to a global supply chain to which it currently has little access,” Wallace said.
Despite this, Ukraine was hit by one Wave of Iranian kamikaze dronessome of which have targeted the country’s energy assets.
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