Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (Photo: AFP).
Tass reported that Prime Minister Mishutin announced on December 5 that Russia had solved the problem of weapons supplies for soldiers participating in the special military operation in Ukraine by increasing production many times this year.
"As for armored weapons, the number has tripled, as for aviation equipment, as for drones, the output has doubled, and as for military vehicles it has almost tripled," he said at a meeting of the coordination council to meet the needs of the Russian armed forces.
He affirmed that the problem of supplying combat uniforms and military equipment to the servicemen of the Russian armed forces has also been resolved and the production volume of protective body armor for soldiers has increased threefold.
According to the Russian Prime Minister, the government has allocated significant funds to develop production capacity for defense orders and supply essential products.
“More than 360 enterprises have participated in this process, using 37,000 different equipment units and attracting about 520,000 additional employees (in the defense manufacturing industry),” he said.
Mr Mishustin said that thanks to the measures taken, the production of weapons and military equipment is ahead of schedule. The Prime Minister instructed the Coordination Council not to slow down production. He said that Russian servicemen must have everything they need to carry out important tasks for the country.
In October, the New York Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter, that Russia's production of missiles and ammunition was increasing sharply even in the face of more than 15,000 Western sanctions.
Russian military production has far exceeded levels seen before the war with Ukraine broke out, sources say. Production costs in Russia are also much lower than in the West.
Western officials appear to be concerned that increased Russian production of artillery shells will make future Ukrainian counterattacks more difficult. Ukraine relies heavily on Western-supplied ammunition as its Soviet-era arsenal dwindles.
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