Ukraine launched production of 155mm artillery shells, official says

Kamyshin, who resigned from his post as Strategic Industries Minister during the biggest wartime government reshuffle on September 4, told Norwegian media Nettavisen that Ukraine’s production of defense material doubled under his leadership.

“By the end of the year, it will have tripled. We continue to drive on,” Kamyshin added.

Ukraine has long tried to ramp up domestic ammunition production to become more independent from Western partners. In the summer of 2023, Ukroboronprom said that it had already mastered the production of 82mm mortar mines, 122mm, and 152mm artillery rounds, as well as 125 mm tank shells.

Earlier media reports cited Ukrainian officials hoping to begin producing “desperately needed” NATO-standard 155mm artillery rounds in the ‘second half’ of 2024 at the earliest.

“This is a very complicated process. This is something that Ukraine has never done before,” Kamyshin said, adding that he “can’t say much” on the matter.

Source: Kyiv Independent.