Russia will produce three times more ammo, tanks than West will supply to Ukraine – Putin

Vladimir Putin said this on the Russia-24 TV channel.

The Russian leader said that arms supplies to Ukraine pose a threat to Russia and claimed that the amount of Russian arms is 'decent'. 

In particular, he noted that Ukraine uses up to 5,000 shells per day, while the United States produces only 14,00-15,000 shells per month. And the Russian Federation will allegedly produce more than 1,600 tanks in a year, and the total number of tanks in the Russian Federation will be more than three times higher than the number of such vehicles in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

He added that Russia will have three times as much ammunition.

• According to Bloomberg, Russia is seeking to recruit 400,000 more contract soldiers after its offensive in Ukraine failed.