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The West is struggling to produce enough ammunition for Ukraine. The reason can be traced back to 1991.

Ukraine probably needs 750,000 artillery shells in the next couple of months. The question is whether it is possible to make so many in such a short time.

A Ukrainian troop fires a grenade at its Russian enemies somewhere in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. It is a deadly duel. On the other side of the front, there is a Russian artillery squad firing back.

More than 60 percent of the losses in the war are due to artillery fire. This was claimed by the Ukrainian defense at a press conference at the beginning of February.

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