In recent weeks, Russia’s artillery ammunition shortage may have worsened to the point that many parts of the front are under extremely tight rationing of shells, according to the latest intelligence released by Britain’s Ministry of Defence.
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London reports that this fact has almost certainly been the main reason why no Russian formation has been able to mount an operationally significant offensive in recent times. Russia has almost certainly already resorted to using old stockpiles of ammunition that were previously classified as unusable.
The decree of the President of Russia on March 3 established measures for the Ministry of Trade and Industry to bypass the authority of the heads of defense industries who do not meet their production targets, the British ministry said.
Russia is increasingly applying command economy principles to its military-industrial complex as it recognizes that its defense production capacity is a key vulnerability in an increasingly grueling war, British intelligence has concluded.
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 14 March 2023
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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in the early morning of February 24, 2022, with missile fire, airstrikes, and the arrival of ground forces. Russia initially cited the “denazification” of Ukraine as one of the goals of the invasion.
The occupiers in Ukraine have suffered heavy losses and are accused of deliberate killing of civilians, as well as other war crimes.
