Ukraine consumes as many artillery shells in one day as small countries do in a year
Almost a year into Russia's invasion, the demand for ammunition and explosives is “turning into a test of Europe’s industrial production capacity” in EU’s pursuit of rearmament, the article says.
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“It is a war about industrial capacity,” Brandtzæg argues.
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According to him, some components for weapons production are in such high demand that their delivery time has increased from months to years. Also, most companies have extended worker shifts in anticipation of expected orders, and are hiring more people.
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Earlier, The New York Times reported that small NATO member states have exhausted their potential to supply weapons to Ukraine. According to the newspaper, allies are discussing investments in old factories in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Bulgaria to resume production of Soviet-era 152mm shells for Ukraine's artillery arsenal.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previously called on the allies to ramp up arms production to support Ukraine, as the alliance has exhausted most of its stockpiles of weapons and ammunition.
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