Russia reveals weapons production capacity despite thousands of sanctions

Minister Sergey Shoigu inspects the Arzamas engineering plant in the Nizhny Novgorod Region (Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense ).

In 2023, the Russian Armed Forces received a large amount of military weapons, including more than 1,500 tanks and 22,000 drones, TASS reported, citing the Russian Defense Ministry's year-end document.

Russia also received shipments of more than 2,200 armored fighting vehicles and more than 1,400 rocket and artillery systems.

In addition, the Armed Forces also received more than 12,000 vehicles, of which more than 10%, or 1,400, were armored. Several senior Russian officials have previously said that Moscow has increased weapons production.

In September, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the state of Russia's defense production at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission in Izhevsk.

Mr. Putin announced that Russia has significantly increased the production of battle tanks and armored vehicles, recording a doubling of output from January to August 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.

He stressed that the production of some highly demanded weapons systems has tripled during the period. According to Western experts, Russia's arms production has increased significantly, exceeding the level before 2022 despite thousands of sanctions imposed by the West.

Russia is on track to produce more than 2 million artillery shells per year, doubling its average production rate before launching a special military operation in Ukraine, NATO officials said.

In October, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev revealed that Russia was increasing production of all types of weapons.

"The production of weapons and special equipment is increasingly diversified, from tanks and guns to high-precision missiles and drones," he said, dismissing analyses that Russia would soon run out of military capabilities.

On the other hand, Russia's arms exports have decreased significantly in recent times as the country's defense industry has refocused its efforts to prioritize providing resources to the military forces fighting in Ukraine.

This change resulted in a significant reduction in defense sector revenue, adding further financial strain to the Kremlin.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-gioi/nga-tiet-lo-nang-luc-san-xuat-vu-khi-du-bi-ap-hang-nghin-lenh-cam-van-20231231122505007.htm