Are the weapons and ammunition used by Russia in the Ukrainian war coming from their preexisting storage?
Or, have they increased their production since the start of the war?
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Sign up to join this communityAre the weapons and ammunition used by Russia in the Ukrainian war coming from their preexisting storage?
Or, have they increased their production since the start of the war?
No sane military will release the information you are asking for in real time, so this is a bit speculative.
Even without the worldwide supply chain problems induced by COVID-19, it takes a good deal of time, a lot more than two months, to ramp up production of complex machinery such as tanks and jet fighters. The supply chain problems can only make matters worse. Even guns, which are much simpler to build, face supply chain and logistics issues.
Devices that are even easier to manufacture such as bullets are a different matter. Whether Russia has increased bullet production, who knows? (Other than Russia itself, of course.) As I wrote at the outset, no sane military willingly releases that information in real time. Other countries will try to piece together a picture through spying, etc., but that takes time.